Critical review: The Emotional Construction of Morals
Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Abstract
Jesse Prinz's The Emotional Construction of Morals is an ambitious and intriguing contribution to the debate about the nature and role of emotion within moral psychology. I review Prinz's recent claims surrounding the nature of emotional concepts as “embodied representations of concern” and survey his later arguments meant to establish a form of cultural relativism. Although I suggest that other theories of emotional representation (i.e. prototype views) would better serve Prinz's aims, the underlying meta-ethical relativism that results is well defended and represents a significant advance for constructivist Sentimentalists.
Recommended Citation
Ramirez, E. (2013). Critical review: The Emotional Construction of Morals. Philosophical Psychology, 26(3), 461–475. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515089.2012.673767
