Description
Emotions can unsettle the seemingly stable landscape of reason, revealing what we value, fear, desire, and love. Drawing on philosophy, psychology, anthropology, music, and literature, this wide-ranging study argues that emotions are not irrational impulses but intelligent appraisals of a world we cannot fully control. It examines the cultural and developmental formation of emotional life, the ethical and political importance of compassion, and the ways philosophers and writers have sought to understand or transform erotic love. Ambitious, intellectually rich, and informed by personal reflection, the book presents a compelling case that no adequate account of human flourishing can ignore the intelligence of the emotions.
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hardcover
Cambridge University Press
Published Aug 27, 2001
766 pages
ISBN: 9780521462020
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First Published
2001
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Upheavals of Thought by Martha Nussbaum.