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Four Lessons in Shame

Author(s): Sylwia Panek
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Psychology, Philosophical Traditions, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Social psychology and group interaction
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: shame; affect; emotion; Plato; Aristoteles; Max Scheler; Yuri Lotman

Summary/Abstract: This article examines four concepts of shame in European philosophy, namely the classical theories proposed by Plato and Aristoteles as well as two modern concepts of affect as described in phenomenology (Max Scheler) and semiotics (Yuri Lotman). These four thinkers highlight different aspects of the phenomenon in question, namely the metaphysical (Plato), the social (Aristoteles), the anthropological (Scheler) and the culture-forming (Lotman). By identifying these different aspects, the four thinkers relate shame to to different values, which in turn determines how shame is evaluated and what roles it plays.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 46-65
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish