{"product_id":"a-philosophy-of-shame-a-revolutionary-emotion","title":"A Philosophy of Shame: A Revolutionary Emotion","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Frédéric Gros\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVerso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7\/7\/2026, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781804294185\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn original reflection on shame as the central feeling of our age -- the expression of an anger that is the necessary condition for new struggles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan shame become a source of political strength? Faced with injustice, growing inequality and systemic violence, we cry out in shame. We feel ashamed of obscene wealth amid wider deprivation. We feel ashamed of humanity for its ruthless and relentless exploitation of the earth. We feel ashamed of the racism and sexism that permeate society and our everyday lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis difficult emotion is not just sadness or a withdrawal into oneself, nor is it a paralysing sense of inadequacy. As Frédéric Gros argues in \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Shame\u003c\/i\u003e, it arises when our perception of reality rejects passivity and resignation and instead embraces imagination. Shame thus becomes the expression of an anger that is a powerful, transformative force --one that assumes a radical character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn dialogue with authors such as Primo Levi, Annie Ernaux, Virginie Despentes and James Baldwin, Gros explores a concept that is still little understood in its anthropological, moral, psychological and political depths. Shame is a revolu­tionary sentiment because it lies at the foundation of any path of subjective recognition, transformation and struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An accessible and engaging introduction to philosophical conceptions of shame.\" -- Alexander Stern, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The value of \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Shame\u003c\/i\u003e, however, is that it treats its subject not as something that exists only as an obstacle to be evaded. Gros prompts us to run towards shame rather than to flee it, to reckon with the experience, so that shame might invigorate rather than mortify.\" -- Dan Dixon, \u003ci\u003eThe Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An erudite treatise which traces shame's burden back to Ancient Rome and Lucretia\" -- Joseph Teeling, \u003ci\u003eThe Whitney Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrédéric Gros \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Political Humanities at Sciences Po Paris. He edited Michel Foucault's books in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade and his lectures at the Collège de France from 1981 to 1984. He is the author of a number of essays on con-temporary issues, including disobedience, shame and war. He is also the author of the bestselling book \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Walking\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52654554251547,"sku":"Philosophy of Shame","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/81Qekq6ld0L._SL1500.jpg?v=1785447985","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/a-philosophy-of-shame-a-revolutionary-emotion","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}