How to Do Things with Emotions by Owen Flanagan (Paperback Book)

Name: How to Do Things with Emotions by Owen Flanagan (Paperback Book)
Brand: Princeton University Press

Princeton University Press

An expansive look at how culture shapes our emotions\u2014and how we can benefit, as individuals and a society, from less anger and more shameThe world today is full of anger. Everywhere we look, we see values clashing and tempers rising, in ways that seem frenzied, aimless, and cruel. At the same time, we witness political leaders and others who lack any sense of shame, even as they display carelessness with the truth and the common good. In How to Do Things with Emotions, Owen Flanagan explains that emotions are things we do, and he reminds us that those like anger and shame involve cultural norms and scripts. The ways we do these emotions offer no guarantee of emotionally or ethically balanced lives\u2014but still we can control and change how such emotions are done. Flanagan makes a passionate\n\nHow to Do Things with Emotions\nThe Morality of Anger and Shame across Cultures\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail;