Emotions, Community, and Citizenship Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives

• Main Authors: Vassiliou, Constantine, C, Chien, Yi-Chun, McKee, James, Banerjee, Kiran, Kingston, Rebecca
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Toronto University of Toronto Press 2017
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: History & Theory; PHILOSOPHY; Political; POLITICAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; Social; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Sociology

Emotions are at the very heart of individual and communal actions. They influence our social and interpersonal behaviour and affect our perspectives on culture, history, politics, and morality. Emotions, Community, and Citizenship is a pioneering work that brings together scholars from an array of d...

Table of Contents:

• Cover Title Page, Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Preface: Social Implications of Emotions Introduction PART I. Interpretive Perspectives Virtue and Emotional Education in Ancient Greece Renaissance Discourses of Emotions Wittgenstein and the Social Science of Emotion PART II. Naturalistic Approaches Current Emotion Research in Philosophy Are Our Emotional Feelings Relational? The Interpersonal Is the Political: The Role of Social Belongingness in Emotional Experience and Political Orientation Revising Emotions of Three Post-9/11 Moments PART III. Emotions and Citizenship Constructing Indignation: Anger Dynamics in Protest Movements Compassion and the Public Sphere: Hannah Arendt on a Contested Political Passion Envy, Shame, and Self-Respect: Situating the Emotions in the Work of John Rawls PART IV. Seeking Common Ground Epilogue. Integrating Multiple Perspectives into the Study of Emotions Contributors Emotions, Community, and Citizenship
• Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface: Social Implications of Emotions -- Introduction -- Part I: Interpretive Perspectives -- 1 Virtue and Emotional Education in Ancient Greece -- 2 Renaissance Discourses of Emotions -- 3 Wittgenstein and the Social Science of Emotion -- Part II: Naturalistic Approaches -- 4 Current Emotion Research in Philosophy -- 5 Are Our Emotional Feelings Relational? -- 6 The Interpersonal Is the Political: The Role of Social Belongingness in Emotional Experience and Political Orientation -- 7 Revising Emotions of Three Post-9/11 Moments -- Part III: Emotions and Citizenship -- 8 Constructing Indignation: Anger Dynamics in Protest Movements -- 9 Compassion and the Public Sphere: Hannah Arendt on a Contested Political Passion -- 10 Envy, Shame, and Self-Respect: Situating the Emotions in the Work of John Rawls -- Part IV: Seeking Common Ground -- Epilogue: Integrating Multiple Perspectives into the Study of Emotions -- Contributors