On Emotions

This volume brings together philosophical essays on emotions by eleven leading thinkers in the field. The essays cover a variety of topics that relate emotions to humor, opera, theater, justice, war, death, our intellectual life, authenticity, personal identity, self-knowledge, and science. Several break new ground in the field. Others extend and deepen work for which their authors are well-known. All but two of the essays are new. Contributors include Noel Carroll, Martha Nussbaum, Paul Woodruff, Laurence Thomas, Kathleen Higgins, Michael Stocker, Nancy Sherman, Jerome Neu, Charles Nussbaum, and Robert Roberts. The book honors the memory of Robert C. Solomon, whose influential work in the philosophy of emotions helped mold the field for over three decades. An introductory essay explains the development and importance of Solomon's thought in this field.CONTRIBUTORS ; INTRODUCTION ; JOHN DEIGH ; CHAPTER 1 ; JUSTICE AS AN EMOTION DISPOSITION ; ROBERT C. ROBERTS ; CHAPTER 2 ; EQUALITY AND LOVE AT THE END OF THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO: FORGING DEMOCRATIC EMOTIONS ; MARTHA C. NUSSBAUM ; CHAPTER 3 ; SPECTATOR EMOTIONS ; PAUL WOODRUFF ; CHAPTER 4 ; COMIC AMUSEMENT, EMOTION, AND COGNITION ; NOEL CARROLL ; CHAPTER 5 ; INTELLECTUAL AND OTHER NONSTANDARD EMOTIONS ; MICHAEL STOCKER ; CHAPTER 6 ; AUTHENTICITY AND THE EXAMINED LIFE ; JEROME NEU ; CHAPTER 7 ; SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND THE AFFIRMATION OF LOVE ; LAURENCE THOMAS ; CHAPTER 8 ; LOVE AND DEATH ; KATHLEEN MARIE HIGGINS ; CHAPTER 9 ; GUILT IN WAR ; NANCY SHERMAN ; CHAPTER 10 ; EMOTIONS AND PERSONAL IDENTITY ; CHARLES NUSSBAUM ; CHAPTER 11 ; THE EMERGENCE OF EMOTION AS AN OBJECT OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY ; JOHN DEIGH ; INDEX