Condemnatory Disappointment

When blame is understood to be emotion-based or affective, its emotional tone standardly identified as one of anger. We argue that this conception affective overly restrictive. By attending cases emerge against a background particular kind hope invested in others, we identify blaming response characterized not by anger but sadness: reactive disappointment. develop an account disappointment blame, maintaining while angry and disappointed are both condemnatory responses, they have distinct evaluative foci occupy different complementary roles our accountability practices.