This philosopher thinks we should embrace shame for the good of all
One difference between guilt and shame, French philosopher Frédéric Gros points out in his book 'A Philosophy of Shame: A Revolutionary Emotion,' lies in how we understand their opposites. The absence of guilt — that is, innocence — is generally regarded as a good thing, whereas shamelessness decidedly is not. Does that mean shame is more benign than it looks? Today, it tends to be judged harshly — a negative emotion imposed on us, for example, by a hypercritical parent or a repressive culture. But, Gros asks, what if our aversion to shame has deprived us of a valuable resource in antisocial times? An accessible and engaging introduction to philosophical conceptions of shame, Gros's book also — less successfully — advocates for a form of shame that can, as its subtitle suggests, drive political change.
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