Passions and Emotions
James E. Fleming - New York University Press, 2012
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. In
Passions and Emotions, a group of prominent scholars in philosophy, political
science, and law explore three clusters of issues: “Passion & Impartiality:
Passions & Emotions in Moral Judgment”; “Passion & Motivation: Passions
& Emotions in Democratic Politics”; and “Passion & Dispassion: Passions
& Emotions in Legal Interpretation.” This timely, interdisciplinary volume
examines many of the theoretical and practical legal, political, and moral
issues raised by such questions.
