ISBN:
9789400746503
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1283633922
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9781283633925
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XV, 297 p. 1 illus, digital)
Series Statement:
Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures 1
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Buchausg. u.d.T.
Keywords:
Philosophy (General)
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Philosophy, modern
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Philosophy of mind
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Humanities
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Consciousness
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Philosophy
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Philosophy (General)
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Philosophy, modern
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Philosophy
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Philosophy of mind
;
Humanities
;
Consciousness
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Solomon, Robert C. 1942-2007
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Gefühl
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Existenzphilosophie
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Solomon, Robert C. 1942-2007
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Ethik
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Solomon, Robert C. 1942-2007
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Philosophie
Abstract:
Robert C. Solomon, who died in 2007, was Professor of Philosophy and Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Business at the University of Texas, USA. As the first book comprehensively to examine the breadth of Solomon, s contribution to philosophy, this volume ranks as a vital addition to the literature. It includes a newly published transcript of Solomon, s last talk, which responded to Arindam Chakrabarti on the concept of revenge, as well as the considered views of prominent figures in the numerous subfields in which Solomon worked. The content analyses his perspectives on the philosophy of emoti
Abstract:
Robert C. Solomon, who died in 2007, was Professor of Philosophy and Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Business at the University of Texas, USA. As the first book comprehensively to examine the breadth of Solomons contribution to philosophy, this volume ranks as a vital addition to the literature. It includes a newly published transcript of Solomons last talk, which responded to Arindam Chakrabarti on the concept of revenge, as well as the considered views of prominent figures in the numerous subfields in which Solomon worked. The content analyses his perspectives on the philosophy of emotion, virtue, business ethics, and religion, in addition to philosophical history, existentialism, and the many other topics that held this prolific thinkers attention. Solomon memorably defined philosophy itself as the thoughtful love of life, and despite the diversity of his output, he was most drawn by central questions about the meaning of life, the essential role that emotions play in finding that meaning, and the human imperative to seek emotional integrity, in which ones thoughts, emotions, and actions all contribute to a coherent narrative. The essays included here draw attention to the interconnections between the issues Solomon addressed, and evince the manner in which he embodied that integrity, living a life at one with his philosophy. They emphasize the central themes of passion, ethics, and spirituality, which threaded through his work, and the way these ideas informed his views on how we should approach grief and death. The multiplicity of topics alone make this keystone work an enlightening read for a full spectrum of students of philosophy, providing much to ponder and recounting a subtle and shining example of the emotional integrity Solomon worked so hard to define.
Description / Table of Contents:
Passion, Death, and Spirituality; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Emotions; Chapter 1: Sensational Judgmentalism: Reconciling Solomon and James; Solomon Contra James; Towards a Sensational Judgmentalism; Solomon's Wisdom; References; Chapter 2: Biology and Existentialism; References; Chapter 3: Between Existentialism and the Human Sciences: Solomon's Cognitive Theory of the Emotions; References; Chapter 4: A Critique of Pure Revenge; The Controversy; Two Misleading Metaphors; Revenge and Gratitude; Instinctive Self-Defense and Revenge; Revenge and Retribution Distinguished
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Confusions About ReciprocitySolomon's Passionate Justice Argument and Its Fallacy; My Moral Psychology of Revenge and its Iterative Escalation; Macho-morality and The Secret Charm of the Violent Harm-Doer; References; Chapter 5: Chakrabarti's 'A Critique of Pure Revenge': A Response; Two Sorts of Societies; Righteous Schadenfreude : An Alternative to Revenge and Forgiveness; References; Chapter 6: Sentimentality in Life and Literature; Introduction; Defending the Tender Emotions; The Ethics of Sentimentality in Real Life; The Ethics of Sentimentality in Literature
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The Sentimental Novel as a Literary GenreThe Aesthetics of the Sentimental Novel; References; Part II: Ethics; Chapter 7: Robert Solomon's Contribution to Business Ethics: Emotional Agency; References; Chapter 8: Virtues, Concepts, and Rules in Business Ethics: Reflections on the Contributions of Robert C. Solomon; Solomon's Approach to Virtue Ethics; Honesty; Trust; Toughness; Fairness; Sympathy and Empathy; Altruism; Ethical Styles; Some Limitations of Virtue-Ethics; References; Chapter 9: Robert Solomon's Aristotelian Nietzsche; How to Read Nietzsche
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The Meta-Ethics of Aristotelian Virtue EthicsVirtue and Will to Power; Virtue and Types of Human Being; Virtue, Objectivity and Truth; References; Chapter 10: Robert Solomon and the Ethics of Grief and Gratitude: Toward a Politics of Love; References; Part III: Comparative Philosophy; Chapter 11: Grief and the Mnemonics of Place: A Thank You Note; What's the Deal with the Funeral Games?; The Sag-Deed; What's the Deal with World Philosophy?; References; Chapter 12: Of Grief and Mourning: Thinking a Feeling, Back to Robert Solomon; Troubled Passions and the Dark Night of Gloom
Description / Table of Contents:
The Work of Mourning and GrievingThe Analytic of 'Moral Emotion' vis-à-vis 'Grief Pathology'; The Sublime Melancholia of Mourning; Unconcluding Remarks; References; Chapter 13: The Lost Art of Sadness; Introduction; The Pervasiveness of Human Suffering; Mourning and Melancholy; Depression and Boredom; The Emotion Pro fi le of Sadness & Working with Emotions; Buddhist Pathways for Managing Negative Emotions; Buddhism and Depression: Anthropological Studies; Boredom; Boredom as an Attentional Crisis; Emotional Integrity & Spirituality; Humour and Emotional Sensibility: The Tragic and the Comic
Description / Table of Contents:
Concluding Thoughts
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-007-4650-3
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