Description
Book SynopsisDespite the many attempts to disentangle the relationship between morality and emotion, as is clear from the myriad of approaches that try to understand the nature and importance of their connection, the extent of this synergy remains rather controversial.
The multidisciplinary framework of the present volume was specifically designed to challenge self-containing disciplinary views, encouraging a more integrative analysis that covers various methodological angles and theoretical perspectives. Contributions include discussions on the interrelation between moral philosophy, emotion and identity, namely the clash between grand ethical theories and the practicality of human life; philosophical considerations on akrasia or the so called weakness of will, and the factors behind it; anthropological reflections on empathy and prosocial behavior; accounts from artificial intelligence and evolutionary game theory; and literary and artistic dissections of emotional responses to the repr
Table of Contents
Introduction
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- Emotions, Morality, and Identity: An Empirical Approach
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- Weakness of Will and Self-control: The role of Emotions in Impulsive Behaviour
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- Emotions and Akratic Feelings: Insights into Morality Through Emotions
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- Morality and Empathy vs Empathy and Morality: A Quest for the Source of Goodness in Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic Contexts
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- Moral Feelings from Rocky Fictional Ground
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- Software sans Emotions but with Ethical Discernment
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- Emotional Rescue and, Au Ralenti: Some Stories About Images
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- Sing to Me: the Language of Music
Conclusion
