Emotions : Philosophy of Education in Practice

Name: Emotions : Philosophy of Education in Practice
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

EmotionsPhilosophy of Education in Practice\nAuthor(s): Liz Jackson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350348769, 978-1350348769\nSynopsis\nSchools and other forms of education have significant impacts on peoples views about emotions and emotional experiences. This book helps students and educators to better understand emotions and their significance in social life and in education. It shows how we often take it for granted that certain emotions, such as happiness, are positive, while others are negative and how personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, and race, can make an unfair difference when it comes to what emotions are expected or accepted. It also focuses on how emotions are understood as functional and as moral by different theoretical traditions, from psychology to philosophy. Written in an accessible format, the book encourages broad reflection on what emotions are and why they matt.