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Sara Algoe and Jonathan Haidt [1] include admiration in the category of other-praising emotions, alongside awe, elevation, and gratitude.They propose that admiration is the emotion we feel towards non-moral excellence (i.e., witnessing an act of excellent skill), while elevation is the emotion we feel towards moral excellence (i.e., witnessing someone perform an act of exceeding virtue).
Jan 21, 2016 · In this article we review the literature, focusing on the definition of admiration, links to related emotions, measurement, antecedents, and associated behaviors. We propose a conceptual model of admiration that highlights admiration’s function for approaching and emulating successful models, thus contributing to social learning at the interpersonal level and to cultural transmission at the ...
- Diana Onu, Thomas Kessler, Joanne R. Smith
- 2016
Jan 21, 2016 · Abstract. Admiration is thought to have essential functions for social interaction: it inspires us to. learn from excellent models, to become better people, and to praise others and create. social ...
Jun 18, 2019 · 9. Inspiring others. Human beings enjoy being emulated not just because of a matter of pride but also because of reassurance. Being able to inspire, to make other people follow and fight for our ...
In a direct sense, admiration is a captivating social emotion that puts the focus on the other: you want to know more about the person that you admire and strengthen your bond with them. You perceive the admired person in a positive light and notice additional positive things about them, beyond those that trigger your admiration.
Mar 23, 2017 · The cognitive side of admiration leads to the set of concepts that form the backbone of the theory—admirable person, admirable trait, admirable motive, admirable act, admirable life. The feeling side of admiration moves us. The theoretical framework of the admirable and moral motivation therefore arise from one and the same emotion.
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Chapter 11 begins by outlining the nature of admiration, kinds of admiration, and some psychological studies of admiration. It then describes a way admiration can be made foundational in a moral theory. The proposeed theory derives the good in the sense of the desirable from the good in the sense of the admirable.
