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The first chapter introduces the story of Ajax to help illustrate three philosophical positions on shame: the traditional view, the naturalistic view, and the pessimistic view. It begins with an exposition of the traditional view and explains why it might be a tempting account of shame as a moral emotion. It then introduces the dark side of shame and shows that the traditional view cannot account for it. Given these concerns, the naturalistic view might be seen as an alternative. The chapter shows how the naturalistic view cannot explain how shame might be morally valuable. Chapter 1 ends with a question: can one provide an account of shame that shows how it can be morally valuable while at the same time making sense of its dark side?
Title: Ajax
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The first chapter introduces the story of Ajax to help illustrate three philosophical positions on shame: the traditional view, the naturalistic view, and the pessimistic view.
It begins with an exposition of the traditional view and explains why it might be a tempting account of shame as a moral emotion.
It then introduces the dark side of shame and shows that the traditional view cannot account for it.
Given these concerns, the naturalistic view might be seen as an alternative.
The chapter shows how the naturalistic view cannot explain how shame might be morally valuable.
Chapter 1 ends with a question: can one provide an account of shame that shows how it can be morally valuable while at the same time making sense of its dark side?.
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