Philosophy and the Emotions [Paperback]

Collection of original essays by leading researchers on the philosophical understanding of emotions.This major volume of original essays maps the place of emotion in human nature, through a discussion of the relation between consciousness and body; by analysing the importance of emotion for human agency; and by exploring questions of value in making sense of emotions at a political, ethical and personal level. Leading researchers in the field reflect on the nature of human feelings, how and why we understand what other people feel, and how our values become involved in emotions such as guilt, fear, shame, amusement, or love.This major volume of original essays maps the place of emotion in human nature, through a discussion of the relation between consciousness and body; by analysing the importance of emotion for human agency; and by exploring questions of value in making sense of emotions at a political, ethical and personal level. Leading researchers in the field reflect on the nature of human feelings, how and why we understand what other people feel, and how our values become involved in emotions such as guilt, fear, shame, amusement, or love.This major volume of original essays traces the role of emotions in human nature through a discussion of the relationship between consciousness and body. It analyzes the importance of emotion for human agency and explores questions of value at the political, ethical and personal levels. Leading researchers reflect on the nature of human feelings; how and why we understand what other people feel, and how our values become involved in such emotions as guilt, fear, shame, amusement, or love.1. Emotions, thoughts and feelings: what is a 'cognitive theory' of the emotions and does it neglect affectivity? Robert C. Solomon; 2. Emotions and their philosophy of mind Richard Wollheim; 3. Basic emotions, complex emotions, Machiavellian emotions Paul E. Griffiths; 4. Emotion, psychosemantics, and embodied appraisals Jesse Prinz; 5. Eml“p