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El miembro de la Ilustración escocesa Henry Mackenzie es autor de tres novelas de las cuales la primera, The Man of Feeling, alcanza un éxito considerable dentro de la moda cultural del sentimentalismo británico. Nos interesa la definición de ciertos motivos temáticos y narrativos centrales en esta época y esta cultura: la benevolencia del hombre sentimental, el engaño del que es a menudo víctima, la seducción trágica de una heroína virtuosa a cargo de un villano libertino y la seducción protagonizada por estos mismos personajes típicos con un final feliz. Tales temas y tramas son centrales en la obra de Mackenzie y solamente a partir de ellos se puede articular el mundo de sus tres novelas y sus relatos más célebres. Por tanto, Mackenzie ha sido visto como la quintaesencia de lo sentimental. En sus temas y tipos se resume un cierto concepto de virtud (para el que utilizaremos el concepto de “ideologema”) propio de la narrativa de esta época y corriente cultural., The Scottish Enlightenment writer Henry Mackenzie is the author of three novels, the first of which, The Man of Feeling, achieves a notable success in the cultural trend of British sentimentalism. We are interested in certain narrative and thematic motives which are central to this age and this culture: the benevolence of the man of feeling, the fraud to which he is often a victim, the tragical seduction of a heroine by a libertine villain and the variant of the same plot, protagonized by the same type characters but with a happy ending. Such plots and types are central in Mackenzie and only through them is built the microcosmos of his novels and his most famous short stories. Consequently, Mackenzie’s work has been seen as quintessentially sentimental. In his themes and plots is comprehended a certain notion of virtue (we will use for it the concept of "idelogeme”) which characterizes the narrative of this age and this cultural trend.

This article considers an empirical approach to the relationships among three well known concepts: “Benevolence” (Schwartz), Solidarity and Resilience ("Subjective wellbeing scale" - SWB). The first concept refers to cultural values, the second one to social networks and the third to the ability to recover from crisis. The measurement of solidarity has been done from the point of view of supportive ties. The baseline hypothesis considers that the presence of a high value in Benevolence contributes to the involvements in solidarity networks. Participation in supportive relationships facilitates recovery from personal crisis. Using data from the European Social Survey (ESS6), we conclude from this structural analysis that the resilience reflected in a society is partly a consequence of the supportive networks shaped by the presence of benevolence values. Tras introducir teóricamente los conceptos de "Benevolencia" (Schwartz), "Lazos de solidaridad" y "Resiliencia", se presenta su operativización en la Encuesta Social Europea de 2012. La hipótesis de partida plantea que la presencia de un valor alto en Benevolencia influye en la participación en interacciones solidarias y que la participación en redes solidarias facilita el recobrarse de las crisis. A partir de estos datos, y considerando varias sociedades europeas, se han testado dos modelos alternativos, según el efecto de la Benevolencia y los lazos de solidaridad sobre la resiliencia. Se concluye que existe un efecto directo de los valores de Benevolencia sobre la Solidaridad, y de esta sobre la Resiliencia. La influencia de los valores de Benevolencia sobre la Resiliencia se establece de forma indirecta mediante la activación de relaciones solidarias. This article is integrated in the research program “Civil Engagement in Social Work: Developing Global Models”, funded by FP7 UE. PEOPLE-2012-IRSES. Grant Agreement Number 318938. Civil Engagement in Social Work: Developing Global Models (CIVIL-SW). PIRSES-GA-2012-318938.

This article endeavors to give an answer to the question whether and to what extent philia (friendship), as it is treated by Aristotle in Rhetoric II 4, can be considered a genuine emotion as, for example, fear and anger are. Three anomalies are identified in the definition and the account of philia (and of the associated verb philein), which suggest a negative response to the question. However, these anomalies are analysed and explained in terms of the specific notes of philia in order to show that Rhetoric II 4 does allow for a consideration of friendship as a genuine emotion.

ResumenAtendiendo a la literatura sobre familiness, clima familiar, dirección de stakeholders y confianza en su dimensión emocional, este estudio analiza cómo el clima familiar influye en la orientación hacia los stakeholders en el proceso de toma de decisiones de las empresas familiares. Los datos procedentes de 374 miembros de equipos de alta dirección de 173 empresas familiares españolas muestran que el clima familiar influye directamente en la orientación hacia los stakeholders. Asimismo, existe una influencia indirecta en dicha orientación a través del efecto del clima familiar sobre las dinámicas del equipo de alta dirección, concretamente sobre la benevolencia entre sus miembros. Este estudio realiza diferentes contribuciones tanto a la literatura de los diferentes campos de estudio antes mencionados como a la dirección de las empresas familiares.AbstractBased on the literature on familiness and family climate, stakeholder management and the emotional dimension of trust, we analyze how family climate influences the orientation towards stakeholders in the decision-making process in family firms. Data were obtained from 374 members of the top management teams in 173 Spanish family firms. Results show that family climate directly influences stakeholder orientation. There is also an indirect influence due to the effect that family climate has on the dynamics of the top management team, particularly on the level of benevolence between its members. The study makes several contributions both to the literature on the different fields of reference and to the management of family firms.