Kant’s Theory of Emotion

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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3. Profiles of Emotionality

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4. Understanding the Nature of Emotion

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5. Emotions, Decision Making, and Morality

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6. Moral Feelings

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7. Emotional Universalism and Emotional Egalitarianism

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8. The Path of Vice

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9. The Inner Life of Virtue

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10. A Morally Informed Theory of Emotional Intelligence

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11. Conclusion

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12. Back Matter

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Williamson explains, defends, and applies Kant's theory of emotion. Looking primarily to the Anthropology and the Metaphysics of Morals, she situates Kant's theory of affect within his theory of feeling and focuses on the importance of moral feelings and the moral evaluation of our emotions.

• Kant
• emotion
• feeling
• moral
• virtue
• human nature
• ethics
• anthropology
• emotional intelligence
• evaluation
• feelings
• Immanuel Kant
• metaphysics
• Moral
• nature

Diane Williamson is Assistant Professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, USA.

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