Passions and Emotions: NOMOS LIII
James E. Fleming
Abstract
Throughout the history of moral, political, and legal philosophy, many have portrayed passions and emotions as being opposed to reason and good judgment. At the same time, others have defended passions and emotions as tempering reason and enriching judgment, and there is mounting empirical evidence linking emotions to moral judgment. This book explores three clusters of issues: Passion and Impartiality: Passions and Emotions in Moral Judgment; Passion and Motivation: Passions and Emotions in Democratic Politics; and Passion and Dispassion: Passions and Emotions in Legal Interpretation. The boo ... More
Throughout the history of moral, political, and legal philosophy, many have portrayed passions and emotions as being opposed to reason and good judgment. At the same time, others have defended passions and emotions as tempering reason and enriching judgment, and there is mounting empirical evidence linking emotions to moral judgment. This book explores three clusters of issues: Passion and Impartiality: Passions and Emotions in Moral Judgment; Passion and Motivation: Passions and Emotions in Democratic Politics; and Passion and Dispassion: Passions and Emotions in Legal Interpretation. The book examines many of the theoretical and practical legal, political, and moral issues raised by such questions.
Keywords:
moral philosophy,
political philosophy,
legal philosophy,
passions,
emotions,
reason,
moral judgment,
democratic politics
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2012 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780814760147 |
| Published to NYU Press Scholarship Online: March 2016 |
DOI:10.18574/nyu/9780814760147.001.0001 |
