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Political Emotions - by Marlene K Sokolon (Hardcover)

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  • A rioting crowd in a burning city, a lynch mob circling a battered body, a campaigning senator exaggerating the threat of an enemy's bombs--evidence of the power of anger, hate, and fear has lead many political philosophers to call for rationality as the exclusive basis for a stable, just society.
  • About the Author: Marlene K. Sokolon is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Concordia University in Montreal.
  • 227 Pages
  • Philosophy, Political

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A rioting crowd in a burning city, a lynch mob circling a battered body, a campaigning senator exaggerating the threat of an enemy's bombs--evidence of the power of anger, hate, and fear has lead many political philosophers to call for rationality as the exclusive basis for a stable, just society. Yet Aristotle himself granted emotions a role as significant as that of reason in political life. In this timely book, Marlene K. Sokolon revisits Aristotle's understanding of emotions and finds that his ideas not only resonate with current psychological theories but, more importantly, offer a resource for political life in the twenty-first century.

Identifying fourteen political emotions, ranging from pity through envy, benevolence through shame, Aristotle discovered that, inherently, they are neither negative nor positive. Significantly, different emotions have different functions. Anger and love pertain to the well-being of the individual and his/her family and friends. Indignation and benevolence, in contrast, are more concerned with the security of other, unrelated persons. Aristotle asserted that these political emotions, united in a harmonious "symphony" with reason, could lead to stability, justice, moral action, and community.

But exactly what are emotions? According to Aristotle, they are both innate physiological processes and psychological assessments of one's political and social environment. This concept, Sokolon shows, stands up surprisingly well in light of current evolutionary, cognitive, and social construct theories. Combining modern science and ancient thought, she concludes by suggesting a framework for understanding the interaction of emotion and cognitive rationality in sociopolitical decision making and behavior.



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A rioting crowd in a burning city, a lynch mob circling a battered body, a campaigning senator exaggerating the threat of an enemy's bombs--evidence of the power of anger, hate, and fear has lead many political philosophers to call for rationality as the exclusive basis for a stable, just society. Yet Aristotle himself granted emotions a role as significant as that of reason in political life. In this timely book, Marlene K. Sokolon revisits Aristotle's understanding of emotions and finds that his ideas not only resonate with current psychological theories but, more importantly, offer a resource for political life in the twenty-first century.

Identifying fourteen political emotions, ranging from pity through envy, benevolence through shame, Aristotle discovered that, inherently, they are neither negative nor positive. Significantly, different emotions have different functions. Anger and love pertain to the well-being of the individual and his/her family and friends. Indignation and benevolence, in contrast, are more concerned with the security of other, unrelated persons. Aristotle asserted that these political emotions, united in a harmonious "symphony" with reason, could lead to stability, justice, moral action, and community.

But exactly what are emotions? According to Aristotle, they are both innate physiological processes and psychological assessments of one's political and social environment. This concept, Sokolon shows, stands up surprisingly well in light of current evolutionary, cognitive, and social construct theories. Combining modern science and ancient thought, she concludes by suggesting a framework for understanding the interaction of emotion and cognitive rationality in sociopolitical decision making and behavior.



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[Sokolon] claims that political justice only comes to light when the partnership between reason and emotion is a symphonious one, in the tradition of Aristotle.

--Norma Thompson "Whitney Humanities Center, Yale University"

Clear and extremely well researched.

-- "Choice"

Sokolon has thought hard about Aristotle's discussion of the emotions, and she treats his views with respect; this is a great virtue of this book.

-- "Polis"



About the Author



Marlene K. Sokolon is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Concordia University in Montreal.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.32 Inches (H) x 6.32 Inches (W) x .84 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.11 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Political
Genre: Philosophy
Number of Pages: 227
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Marlene K Sokolon
Language: English
Street Date: August 22, 2006
TCIN: 89420607
UPC: 9780875803616
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-6973
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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