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1 online resource (xv, 297 pages) : illustrations |
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Sophia studies in cross-cultural philosophy of traditions and cultures ; 1 |
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Sophia studies in cross-cultural philosophy of traditions and cultures ; 1.
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| Contents |
Part 1. EMOTIONS. -- Sensational Judgmentalism: Reconciling Solomon and James / Jesse J. Prinz -- Biology and Existentialism / Ronald de Sousa -- Between Existentialism and the Human Sciences: Solomon's Cognitive Theory of the Emotions / David Sherman -- A Critique of Pure Revenge / Arindam Chakrabarti -- Chakrabarti's 'A Critique of Pure Revenge': A Response / Robert C. Solomon -- Sentimentality in Life and Literature / Jenefer Robinson -- Part 2. ETHICS. -- Robert Solomon's Contribution to Business Ethics: Emotional Agency / Patricia H. Werhane and David Bevan -- Virtues, Concepts, and Rules in Business Ethics: Reflections on the Contributions of Robert C. Solomon / Robert Audi -- Robert Solomon's Aristotelian Nietzsche / Christine Swanton -- Robert Solomon and the Ethics of Grief and Gratitude: Toward a Politics of Love / Kelly Oliver -- Part 3. COMPARATIVE PHILOSOPHY. -- Grief and the Mnemonics of Place: A Thank You Note / Janet McCracken -- Of Grief and Mourning: Thinking a Feeling, Back to Robert Solomon / Purushottama Bilimoria -- The Lost Art of Sadness / Padmasiri de Silva -- Solomonic Justice, Rights, and Truth and Reconciliation Commissions: A Confucian Meditation* / Henry Rosemont Jr. -- Part 4. SPIRIT AND SPIRITUALITY. -- In the Spirit of Solomon: The 'Guise of Geist' / Shari Neller Starrett -- Spirit: A Plea for Geist / Richard Schacht -- Daring to Be Grateful: Robert C. Solomon on Gratitude in the Face of Fanaticism / Markus Weidler -- Solomon on Spirituality / John Bishop -- Bob on Meaning in Life and Death / Kathleen M. Higgins |
| Summary |
Robert C. Solomon, who died in 2007, was Professor of Philosophy and Quincy Lee Centennial Professor of Business at the University of Texas, USA. As the first book comprehensively to examine the breadth of Solomon, s contribution to philosophy, this volume ranks as a vital addition to the literature. It includes a newly published transcript of Solomon, s last talk, which responded to Arindam Chakrabarti on the concept of revenge, as well as the considered views of prominent figures in the numerous subfields in which Solomon worked. The content analyses his perspectives on the philosophy of emoti |
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Philosophy (General) |
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Philosophy, modern |
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Philosophy |
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Philosophy of mind |
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Humanities |
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Consciousness |
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Philosophy of Man |
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Humanities, general |
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Personality and Social Psychology |
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Philosophy of Religion |
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Non-Western Philosophy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Solomon, Robert C.
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| SUBJECT |
Solomon, Robert C. fast |
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Philosophy, American -- 20th century.
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Philosophy, American -- 21st century.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Philosophy, American
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| Genre/Form |
Festschriften
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Festschriften.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Higgins, Kathleen Marie.
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Sherman, David, 1958-
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| ISBN |
9789400746503 |
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9400746504 |
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