Sympathetic solidarity: rethinking solidarity as a political emotion with Adam Smith
In this paper I refer to Adam Smith’s theory of sympathy as stated in his “Theory of Moral Sentiments” (1759) in order to develop a three-dimensional account of solidarity as a political emotion. This account allows for a reconsideration of key features of solidarity, as discussed in the (German) sc...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) |
| Repository: | Perspectiva Filosófica (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oai.periodicos.ufpe.br:article/230263 |
| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufpe.br/revistas/perspectivafilosofica/article/view/230263 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Adam Smith solidarity sympathy political emotions theory of moral sentiments solidariedade simpatia emoções políticas teoria dos sentimentos morais |
| Summary: | In this paper I refer to Adam Smith’s theory of sympathy as stated in his “Theory of Moral Sentiments” (1759) in order to develop a three-dimensional account of solidarity as a political emotion. This account allows for a reconsideration of key features of solidarity, as discussed in the (German) scholarship on solidarity, within a theoretical framework that takes the emotional foundations of solidarity seriously. Moreover, it makes us aware also of two particular problems of solidarity as a political emotion: The problem of colonizing emotions, which is often implied in the struggle for solidarity, and the problem of exploiting the emotion of solidarity for particular political reasons. |
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