Moral Psychology of Confucian Shame
Shame of Shamelessness
Seiten
2017
Rowman & Littlefield International (Verlag)
978-1-78348-517-8 (ISBN)
Rowman & Littlefield International (Verlag)
978-1-78348-517-8 (ISBN)
This book offers an analysis of shame (as a state, disposition, activity, and social relation) and develops an interdisciplinary and comparative interpretation of Confucian shame as a moral disposition, the ability of critical moral-development and self-cultivation.
Early Confucian philosophers (notably Confucius and Mencius) emphasized moral significance of shame in self-cultivation and learning. In their discussion, shame is not just a painful sense of moral failure or transgression but also a moral disposition and a form of moral excellence (i.e., virtue) that is essential to Confucian self-cultivation.
In Moral Psychology of Confucian Shame, Bongrae Seok argues that shame is a genuine moral emotion and moral disposition.
Engaging with recent studies of social psychology, cultural psychology, biology, and anthropology, Seok explains that shame is a uniquely evolved form of moral emotion that is comparable to, but not identical with, guilt. The author goes on to develop an interpretation of Confucian shame that reveals the embodied, interactive, and transformative nature of the Confucian moral self.
Early Confucian philosophers (notably Confucius and Mencius) emphasized moral significance of shame in self-cultivation and learning. In their discussion, shame is not just a painful sense of moral failure or transgression but also a moral disposition and a form of moral excellence (i.e., virtue) that is essential to Confucian self-cultivation.
In Moral Psychology of Confucian Shame, Bongrae Seok argues that shame is a genuine moral emotion and moral disposition.
Engaging with recent studies of social psychology, cultural psychology, biology, and anthropology, Seok explains that shame is a uniquely evolved form of moral emotion that is comparable to, but not identical with, guilt. The author goes on to develop an interpretation of Confucian shame that reveals the embodied, interactive, and transformative nature of the Confucian moral self.
Bongrae Seok is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Alvernia University, USA. He is the author of Embodied Moral Psychology and Confucian Philosophy (2013).
Part I: Shame and Morality / 1. Unashamed Introduction to Shame / Part II: Psychology of Shame / 2. Unity and Diversity of Shame / 3. Social and Moral Evolution of Shame / Part III: Confucian Shame / 4. Confucian Shame and Moral Excellence / 5. Confucian Shame and the Moral Self / Bibliography / Index
| Reihe/Serie | Critical Inquiries in Comparative Philosophy |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 158 x 238 mm |
| Gewicht | 485 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78348-517-5 / 1783485175 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78348-517-8 / 9781783485178 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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