Not Passion's Slave

Emotions and Choice
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-19-514549-6
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 276 Seiten

Solomon reopens the debate about the role of sentimentality in art and literature, and defends the often-neglected role of compassion in deliberations of justice, in management theory and in education. Looking at the philosophical significance of the emotions, he defends the role of love as a touchstone of ethical behaviour.

In this book, Solomon reopens the classic debate about the role of sentimentality in art and literature, and defends the often-neglected role of compassion in deliberations of justice, in management theory, and in education. Looking at the philosophical significance of the emotions, he defends the role of love as a touchstone of ethical behaviour, and demonstrates how emotions give meaning to and play an essential role in our lives.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Solomon, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Über Autor(innen)

(Quincy Lee Professor and Distinguished Teacher of Philosophy, University of Texas, USA)