Throughout the history of moral, political, and legal philosophy,

many have portrayed passions and emotions as being

opposed to reason and good judgment. At the same time,

others have defended passions and emotions as tempering

reason and enriching judgment, and there is mounting

empirical evidence linking emotions to moral judgment. In

Passions and Emotions, a group of prominent scholars in

philosophy, political science, and law explore three clusters

of issues: “Passion & Impartiality: Passions & Emotions in

Moral Judgment”; “Passion & Motivation: Passions & Emotions

in Democratic Politics”; and “Passion & Dispassion:

Passions & Emotions in Legal Interpretation.” This timely,

interdisciplinary volume examines many of the theoretical

and practical legal, political, and moral issues raised by such

questions.