The transformation of emotion : First and third person perspectives in developmental context
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2-2023
Abstract
Shun argues that the distinction made between emotions experienced from the first-person perspective and those from the third-person perspective does not capture our everyday emotional experience. My proposal is that even if we accept this claim, first- and third-person perspective taking is still crucial in the development of our emotional psychology. This is so in two respects. First, the features of intimacy and impartiality that mark adult emotional response are a product of a developmental process that involves perspective taking. Second, perspective taking is a crucial part of refining and developing virtuous emotional responses.
Keywords
Anger, Sympathy, Empathy, Emotional development, Emotion, Perspective taking
Discipline
Psychology | Social Psychology and Interaction
Research Areas
Psychology
Publication
Australasian Philosophical Review
Volume
5
Issue
4
First Page
389
Last Page
395
ISSN
24740519
Identifier
10.1080/24740500.2022.2122125
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Citation
YIP, Brandon.(2023). The transformation of emotion : First and third person perspectives in developmental context. Australasian Philosophical Review, 5(4), 389-395.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4089
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/24740500.2022.2122125
