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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSince its initial publication in 1979, Agnes Heller’s A Theory of Feelings has remained an unsurpassed point of reference for understanding this pivotal, if subterranean current of the Western philosophical tradition. Remarkably, in the wake of the postmodern “critique of reason,” Heller’s book has become even more timely than when it first appeared. This new edition reinforces Heller’s status as one of the most innovative philosophical minds of the last half century. -- Richard Wolin, Distinguished Professor of History and Political Science, CUNY Graduate Center
Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction to the Second Edition Part 2 The Phenomenology of Feelings Chapter 3 What Does it Mean to Feel Chapter 4 The Classification of Feelings Chapter 5 How Do We Learn to Feel? Chapter 6 Value Orientation and Feelings Chapter 7 Particularist and Individual Feelings Part 8 Contributions to the Social Philosophy of Feelings Chapter 9 Introduction to Part II Chapter 10 About the Historical Dynamics of the Bourgeois World of Feelings in General Chapter 11 The Housekeeping of Feelings Chapter 12 The Abstraction of Feelings and Beyond Part 13 Epilogue: On Human Suffering
