Rational Sentimentalism

by Daniel Jacobson and Justin D'Arms

Rational Sentimentalism develops a novel theory of the sentimental values. These values, which include the funny, the disgusting, and the shameful, are profoundly important because they set standards for emotional responses that are part of our shared human nature. Yet moral philosophers have neglected them relative to their prominent role in human mental life.

The theory is sentimentalist because it holds that these values are emotion-dependent-contrary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199256403
• ISBN13: 9780199256402
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"