Picturing the authenticity of emotions
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Felicitas Kraemer
Abstract
In our everyday lives, we talk about authentic and inauthentic emotions. Is this just a façon de parler that does not have any reference in the “real world?” I will support the thesis that it makes sense to talk about the authenticity of emotions in our everyday practice, disregarding the question of whether or not authentic emotions exist in the ontological sense of the term “exist.” This article provides some vignettes that mirror different facets of the authenticity and inauthenticity of emotions. Based on these examples, I discuss a recent article by KevinMulligan and suggest three criteria for the ascription of emotional authenticity to a person: qualitative experience, rationality, and coherence.
Abstract
In our everyday lives, we talk about authentic and inauthentic emotions. Is this just a façon de parler that does not have any reference in the “real world?” I will support the thesis that it makes sense to talk about the authenticity of emotions in our everyday practice, disregarding the question of whether or not authentic emotions exist in the ontological sense of the term “exist.” This article provides some vignettes that mirror different facets of the authenticity and inauthenticity of emotions. Based on these examples, I discuss a recent article by KevinMulligan and suggest three criteria for the ascription of emotional authenticity to a person: qualitative experience, rationality, and coherence.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Authenticity, emotions, and the self
- Self-love and the structure of personal values 11
- The self of shame 33
- Authenticity and self-governance 51
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Part II. Ramifications of emotional authenticity
- Picturing the authenticity of emotions 71
- Status, gender, and the politics of emotional authenticity 91
- How to be “emotional”? 113
- Authenticity and occupational emotions 133
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Part III. Emotional authenticity in ethics and moral psychology
- Is emotivism more authentic than cognitivism? 155
- Emotional authenticity as a central basis of moral psychology 179
- Authentic emotions as ethical guides? 195
- Emotional optimality and moral force 215
- Index 235
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Authenticity, emotions, and the self
- Self-love and the structure of personal values 11
- The self of shame 33
- Authenticity and self-governance 51
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Part II. Ramifications of emotional authenticity
- Picturing the authenticity of emotions 71
- Status, gender, and the politics of emotional authenticity 91
- How to be “emotional”? 113
- Authenticity and occupational emotions 133
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Part III. Emotional authenticity in ethics and moral psychology
- Is emotivism more authentic than cognitivism? 155
- Emotional authenticity as a central basis of moral psychology 179
- Authentic emotions as ethical guides? 195
- Emotional optimality and moral force 215
- Index 235
