The Moral Psychology of Fear
1st Edition
Published on 18. September 2025
304 pages
978-1-6669-5816-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Moral Psychology of Fear brings together contemporary philosophers to consider how fear can shape or compromise moral motivation, and in particular the ways in which fear might motivate morally and politically troubling actions for individuals and communities. While the topics addressed by the chapters vary widely, the contributors share a commitment to analyzing the moral significance of fear for motivation, action, and responsibility in novel and creative ways.
Edited by Ami Harbin, the volume is divided into four parts: In Part I, authors lay the groundwork for new philosophical analyses of fear by establishing some theoretical considerations about the connection of fear to injustice and the scope of what kinds of experiences count as fear. Part II turns to everyday experiences of fear-like fear of missing out and fear of one's own death-that can have surprising moral implications. Part III delves into the way fears have been present in contexts of climate and public health crisis. Part IV offers reflections on the complex position of fear in some of the most charged political issues facing communities: migration, political polarization, violence, and oppressive ideologies more broadly.
Edited by Ami Harbin, the volume is divided into four parts: In Part I, authors lay the groundwork for new philosophical analyses of fear by establishing some theoretical considerations about the connection of fear to injustice and the scope of what kinds of experiences count as fear. Part II turns to everyday experiences of fear-like fear of missing out and fear of one's own death-that can have surprising moral implications. Part III delves into the way fears have been present in contexts of climate and public health crisis. Part IV offers reflections on the complex position of fear in some of the most charged political issues facing communities: migration, political polarization, violence, and oppressive ideologies more broadly.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-6669-5816-4 (9781666958164)
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Ami Harbin is associate professor of philosophy and women and gender studies at Oakland University, USA.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Fearing for Our Moral Lives, by Ami Harbin
Part I: Expanding Senses of Fear
Chapter 1. Fear and Affective Injustice, by Alfred Archer and Georgie Mills
Chapter 2. Endemic Fear, by Alisa Carse
Chapter 3. Unshareable Fears, Fearing Alone, and Narrative Self-Estrangement, by Anna Gotlib
Part II: Fears in Moral Life
Chapter 4. The Fear of Life Regret, by Ernesto V. Garcia
Chapter 5. Fearing Our Deaths, Grieving Our Selves, by Michael Cholbi
Chapter 6. Algorithmophobia: False Fables, and Assuming Authorship, by Carter Hardy
Part III: Fear, Climate, and Health
Chapter 7. Reconciled Instability: Climate Change and Existential Anxiety, by Stuart Hanscomb
Chapter 8. Fear and Pandemics: The Role Fear has Played Globally in Response to New Diseases, by Ruth Groenhout
Chapter 9. Fermenting Idiosyncratic Pandemic Feelings, by Alexis Shotwell
Chapter 10. Epistemic Injustice and the Fear of Autism, by Amandine Catala
Part IV: Fear, Politics, and Violence
Chapter 11. Reputational Fear, Virtue Signaling, and Political Polarization, by Jessica Vargas González
Chapter 12. On the 'Allowables' of Violence in a Civic Crisis, by R.S. Leiby
Chapter 13. Fear and Trust Under Conditions of Oppression, by Corinne Lajoie
Chapter 14. Oppressive Fear, by Barrett Emerick
About the Contributors
Index
Introduction: Fearing for Our Moral Lives, by Ami Harbin
Part I: Expanding Senses of Fear
Chapter 1. Fear and Affective Injustice, by Alfred Archer and Georgie Mills
Chapter 2. Endemic Fear, by Alisa Carse
Chapter 3. Unshareable Fears, Fearing Alone, and Narrative Self-Estrangement, by Anna Gotlib
Part II: Fears in Moral Life
Chapter 4. The Fear of Life Regret, by Ernesto V. Garcia
Chapter 5. Fearing Our Deaths, Grieving Our Selves, by Michael Cholbi
Chapter 6. Algorithmophobia: False Fables, and Assuming Authorship, by Carter Hardy
Part III: Fear, Climate, and Health
Chapter 7. Reconciled Instability: Climate Change and Existential Anxiety, by Stuart Hanscomb
Chapter 8. Fear and Pandemics: The Role Fear has Played Globally in Response to New Diseases, by Ruth Groenhout
Chapter 9. Fermenting Idiosyncratic Pandemic Feelings, by Alexis Shotwell
Chapter 10. Epistemic Injustice and the Fear of Autism, by Amandine Catala
Part IV: Fear, Politics, and Violence
Chapter 11. Reputational Fear, Virtue Signaling, and Political Polarization, by Jessica Vargas González
Chapter 12. On the 'Allowables' of Violence in a Civic Crisis, by R.S. Leiby
Chapter 13. Fear and Trust Under Conditions of Oppression, by Corinne Lajoie
Chapter 14. Oppressive Fear, by Barrett Emerick
About the Contributors
Index
