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Comment comprendre les émotions morales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2009

Christine Clavien
Christine Clavien*
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Université de Lausanne
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Abstract

ABSTRACT: The two main goals of this paper are to question the possibility of the existence of moral emotions and to decipher the notion of moral emotion. I start with a brief critical analysis of various philosophical understandings of moral emotions before setting out an evolutionary line of approach that seems promising at first glance: according to the functional evolutionary approach, moral emotions have the evolutionary function of sustaining cooperation. It turns out ultimately that this approach has its own drawbacks. I finally propose to give up the idea of moral property intrinsic to some emotions; “moral” seems instead merely to label emotions (or more precisely emotional episodes) when they occur in morally relevant contexts.

RÉSUMÉ : Cet article a pour objet de questionner la possibilité de l’existence des émotions morales et d’en déchiffrer la notion. Je commence par relever brièvement les faiblesses de différentes lectures philosophiques des émotions morales avant de poursuivre sur une voie à première vue prometteuse qui consiste à en fournir une explication fonctionnaliste évolutionnaire : les émotions morales auraient pour fonction évolutive de soutenir les relations sociales coopératives. Après analyse, il apparaît cependant que cette approche présente également d’importantes faiblesses. En fin de compte, je propose d’abandonner l’idée d’émotion intrinsèquement morale au profit d’une solution «minimale» : la «moralité» est une appellation attribuée aux émotions (ou plus justement aux épisodes émotionnels) lorsqu’elles apparaissent dans des contextes moralement pertinents.

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Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review / Revue canadienne de philosophie , Volume 48 , Issue 3 , September 2009 , pp. 601 - 618
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Copyright © Canadian Philosophical Association 2009

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