272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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The two central emotions of pride and jealousy have long been held to have no role in moral judgements, and have been a source of controversy in both ethics and moral psychology. Kristjan Kristjansson challenges this common view and argues that emotions are central to moral excellence and that both pride and jealousy are indeed ingredients of a well-rounded virtuous life.
Chapter 1 Mapping Out the Field; Chapter 2 Justifying Emotions; Chapter 3 Something to be Proud of; Chapter 4 In Defence of Pridefulness; Chapter 5 In Defence of Jealousy; Chapter 6 Teaching Emotional Virtue; Chapter 7 Concluding Remarks;
Biography
Kristján Kristjánsson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Akureyri, Iceland. He is the author of Social Freedom: The Responsibility View (1996).
'[An] engaging and thought-provoking book.' - Mind