Amy Olberding's guest appearances

Amy Olberding

New Books in Philosophy

New Books in East Asian Studies

New Books Network

In Conversation: An OUP Podcast

New Books in Ancient History

Thinking Hard and Slow

Brian Greene

Helen de Cruz

Phillipa Chong

Bongrae Seok

Bo Mou

Owen Flanagan

Leslie M. Harris

Elizabeth Barnes

K. Linder

J. Neuhaus

Palgrave Macmillan

Kathryn Conrad

Erin M. Cline

Alberto Cairo

Matt Cook

OwlTail

Some of our emotions are bad – unpleasant to experience, reflective of dissatisfactions or even heartbreak – but nonetheless quite important to express and, more basically, to feel. Grief is like this, for example. So, too, is disappointment. Amy Olberding explores how our current social practices may fail to support expressions of disappointment and thus suppress our ability to feel it well. She draws on early Confucian philosophy and its remarkable attention to everyday social interactions and their power to steer our emotional lives. She makes the case that although there are losses to our moral lives where we are socially encouraged to emotions such as anger, outrage, or cynical resignation, we must struggle to find a place for disappointment.Amy Olberding is the Presidential Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma Her research is largely concentrated on the ethical aspects of ordinary life, especially as these feature as prominent concerns in early Confucianism. Her most recent book, The Wrong of Rudeness, considers just what might tempt us to rudeness and incivility, and reflects on the moral, social, and political reasons we shouldn’t be easy and free with rudeness and incivility. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Some of our emotions are bad – unpleasant to experience, reflective of dissatisfactions or even heartbreak – but nonetheless quite important to express and, more basically, to feel. Grief is like this, for example. So, too, is disappointment. Amy Olberding explores how our current social practices may fail to support expressions of disappointment and thus suppress our ability to feel it well. She draws on early Confucian philosophy and its remarkable attention to everyday social interactions and their power to steer our emotional lives. She makes the case that although there are losses to our moral lives where we are socially encouraged to emotions such as anger, outrage, or cynical resignation, we must struggle to find a place for disappointment.Amy Olberding is the Presidential Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oklahoma Her research is largely concentrated on the ethical aspects of ordinary life, especially as these feature as prominent concerns in early Confucianism. Her most recent book, The Wrong of Rudeness, considers just what might tempt us to rudeness and incivility, and reflects on the moral, social, and political reasons we shouldn’t be easy and free with rudeness and incivility. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Getting Good at Bad Emotions with Amy Olberding

Amy Olberding’s The Wrong of Rudeness: Learning Modern Civility from Ancient Chinese Philosophy (Oxford UP, 2019) is a joy to read, both entertaining and rich in ideas. The Wrong of Rudeness asks a key question for our times how do we interact with each other, especially in politically contentious situations? Olberding addresses this and related issues by bringing our moderns challenges into dialogue with thinkers from early China. Weaving together modern cultural references with innovative readings of classic Chinese texts, Olberding makes the argument that acting with good manners and civility is the way we practice core human values in everyday life.Natasha Heller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. You can find her on Twitter @nheller or email her at nheller@virginia.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/philosophy

<a href="http://www.ou.edu/cas/philosophy/people/faculty/amy-olberding" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amy Olberding</a>’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0190880961/?tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wrong of Rudeness: Learning Modern Civility from Ancient Chinese Philosophy</a> (Oxford UP, 2019) is a joy to read, both entertaining and rich in ideas. The Wrong of Rudeness asks a key question for our times how do we interact with each other, especially in politically contentious situations? Olberding addresses this and related issues by bringing our moderns challenges into dialogue with thinkers from early China. Weaving together modern cultural references with innovative readings of classic Chinese texts, Olberding makes the argument that acting with good manners and civility is the way we practice core human values in everyday life.<a href="http://religiousstudies.as.virginia.edu/faculty/profile/%20nlh4x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Natasha Heller</a> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. You can find her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/nheller?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@nheller</a> or email her at <a href="mailto:nheller@virginia.edu">nheller@virginia.edu.</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/philosophy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/philosophy</a>

Amy Olberding, "The Wrong of Rudeness: Learning Modern Civility from Ancient Chinese Philosophy" (Oxford UP, 2019)

Amy Olberding’s The Wrong of Rudeness: Learning Modern Civility from Ancient Chinese Philosophy (Oxford UP, 2019) is a joy to read, both entertaining and rich in ideas. The Wrong of Rudeness asks a key question for our times how do we interact with each other, especially in politically contentious situations? Olberding addresses this and related issues by bringing our moderns challenges into dialogue with thinkers from early China. Weaving together modern cultural references with innovative readings of classic Chinese texts, Olberding makes the argument that acting with good manners and civility is the way we practice core human values in everyday life.Natasha Heller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. You can find her on Twitter @nheller or email her at nheller@virginia.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

<a href="http://www.ou.edu/cas/philosophy/people/faculty/amy-olberding" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amy Olberding</a>’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0190880961/?tag=newbooinhis-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wrong of Rudeness: Learning Modern Civility from Ancient Chinese Philosophy</a> (Oxford UP, 2019) is a joy to read, both entertaining and rich in ideas. The Wrong of Rudeness asks a key question for our times how do we interact with each other, especially in politically contentious situations? Olberding addresses this and related issues by bringing our moderns challenges into dialogue with thinkers from early China. Weaving together modern cultural references with innovative readings of classic Chinese texts, Olberding makes the argument that acting with good manners and civility is the way we practice core human values in everyday life.<a href="http://religiousstudies.as.virginia.edu/faculty/profile/%20nlh4x" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Natasha Heller</a> is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. You can find her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/nheller?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@nheller</a> or email her at <a href="mailto:nheller@virginia.edu">nheller@virginia.edu.</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>Support our show by becoming a premium member! <a href="https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies</a>