Description
How can a society cultivate the emotional commitments necessary to sustain justice, equality, and democratic inclusion? Drawing on political philosophy, history, psychology, literature, music, and public life in the United States and India, this ambitious work examines how love, compassion, fear, envy, and disgust shape citizens’ understanding of one another and their willingness to pursue a common good. It argues that political emotions are not distractions from reason but essential resources for building a decent and stable society, and explores the role of education, art, ritual, and public leadership in nurturing them. Combining rigorous argument with humane insight, the book offers a powerful vision of democracy grounded not only in institutions and principles but also in the imagination and emotional life of its citizens.
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paperback
Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Published May 4, 2015
480 pages
ISBN: 9780674503809
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First Published
2015
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Political Emotions by Martha Nussbaum.