ABSTRACT
This first chapter of the book highlights a seemingly everyday phenomenon, namely, that we sometimes treat emotions as if they can be unfair, similar to unfair actions, and even resent others for feeling those emotions. From a philosophical perspective, this does not make much sense, since emotions lack many of the features that make actions unfair and blameworthy. In response, we can either discard this phenomenon as a misguided one or try to vindicate it by giving a theoretical account of unfair emotions. This chapter discusses the problems and merits with both responses and finally presents the case for why we nonetheless should try and give a philosophical foundation to the notion of unfair emotions.
