First published in 1985, this book provides a stimulating series of inter-connected essays which address the theme of shame, which, unlike the problem of conscience, has been seldom discussed by moral philosophers. The essays focus on the ethical regulation of human action and judgement, examining both its constant and varying elements and concentrating on contemporary types of moral regulation. Professor Heller uses Aristotelian categories, such as the good life, in her discourse to present a new conception of rationality, distinguishing between shame regulation and conscience regulation of moral conduct, and arguing that shame regulation cannot be completely overcome even in an age of rationalism.
| ISBN: | 9781138561212 |
| Publication date: | 6th June 2019 |
| Author: | Agnes Heller |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 318 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Revivals |
| Genres: |
Social and political philosophy Philosophy Philosophical traditions and schools of thought Ethics and moral philosophy |