ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the no-control problem, namely, that we cannot be responsible for our emotions because we cannot directly control them. The chapter proposes avoiding this problem by disambiguating both the relevant type of holding accountable and the kind of control required for that type of accountability. It argues that while we might not have direct voluntary control over our emotions, we do have what is called rational control over them. Finally, the chapter presents the case that the required type of accountability is that unfair emotions can sometimes be the appropriate object of reactive attitudes like anger or resentment. To that end, the relevant type of control is rational control.
