The Moral Psychology of Regret

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What kind of an emotion is regret What difference does it make whether, how, and why we experience it, and how does this experience shape our current and future thoughts, decisions, goals Under what conditions is regret appropriate Is it always one kind of experience, or does it vary, based on who is doing the regretting, and why How is regret different from other backward-looking emotions In The Moral Psychology of Regret, scholars from several disciplinesincluding philosophy, gender studies, disability studies, law, and neurosciencecome together to address these and other questions related to this ubiquitous emotion that so many of us seem to dread. And while regret has been somewhat under-theorized as a subject worthy of serious and careful attention, this volume is offered with the intent of expanding the discourse on regret as an emotion of great moral significance that underwrites how we understand ourselves and each other.

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What is regret and why should we care In this volume, the contributors answer these questions in a variety of ways, including considerations of how fate plays into regret, the connection between regret and personhood, when regret is reasonable, and the role regret plays in self-transformation. Gotlib has brought together a remarkable group of theorists, making this collection a go-to read. -- Hilde Lindemann, Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University

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Anna Gotlib is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Brooklyn College CUNY