Scheler on shame
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Dahlstrom, Daniel O.
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Daniel Dahlstrom. "Scheler on shame." Metodo. International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy, Volume 5, Issue 1, pp. 239 - 262. https://doi.org/10.19079/metodo.5.1.239
Abstract
This paper presents a critical review of Scheler’s analysis of
shame's structure, dynamic, and affectivity, and his explanation of
phenomena of shame. This first part of the paper examines Scheler’s
accounts of shame’s basic condition, the law ultimately governing its
origin, and its basic dynamic. The second part of the paper turns to his
general descriptions of what we feel when we feel shame and his analyses
of two distinct forms of shame. The conclusion attempts to draw these
aspects of his account of shame together to illustrate why, according to
Scheler, we feel shame. Throughout the paper, some basic criticisms of
Scheler’s account are advanced. At the same time the paper attempts to
demonstrate the virtues of his highly differentiated descriptions of
experiences of shame and his attempt to weave these descriptions together
into a general theory.
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