Epistemic Emotions In and Around the Law

Law and Emotion scholars have consistently challenged the reason versus emotion divide in our understandings of law and legal processes, scholars have established that emotion in law is methodologically sound, and epistemically significant. More recently an additional tool has emerged to further such investigations: epistemic emotions.Epistemic emotions are associated with cognitive work, making judgments and achieving knowledge (Brady 2013, Morton 2009). Ronald DeSousa has stretched the term, (while talking of feelings) to include any emotions that influence our cognitive strategies, our convictions and our conclusions (2009). Epistemic emotions are considered able to promote cognitive efficiency (Muis et al 2018); to constitute virtuous intellectual pursuit (Vosinek 2026), and provide a bridge between our analytic thinking and our intuitive thinking (De Sousa 2009). Law and emotion scholars have recently begun to address the role of epistemic emotions in the work of judges, prosecutors and mediators. This research has highlighted the epistemic importance of doubt, un/certainty, surprise, gut feelings and anger.In this Research Topic we are interested in papers that (1) deepen our understanding of the concept itself. For example, which emotions are epistemic and how so?; (2) Uncover places where epistemic emotions are guiding legal thinking and legal practice in our diverse legal systems. For example, are epistemic emotions also relevant in private law, constitutional and international law?; (3) Broaden the idea of law – thus we invite papers that consider law in all its forms and places. Topic editors: Alessandra Minissale, Renata Grossi, Cecilia Y. Nordquist, Kate Rossmanith, Eve Hanan Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/83021/epistemic-emotions-in-and-around-the-law