Description
The Emotions
A Philosophical Introduction
Authors: Deonna Julien, Teroni Fabrice
Language: EnglishSubjects for The Emotions:
Keywords
Evaluative Properties; evaluative; Relevant Evaluative Properties; properties; Evaluative Judgments; relevant; Emotion Type; judgments; Epistemological Constraint; type; Nonbasic Emotions; cognitive; Mixed Theory; bases; Perceptual Model; direction; Evaluative Concepts; fit; Frustration Approach; epistemological; Red Circle; Perceptual Theories; Epistemological Role; Intentionality Constraint; Attitudinal Theory; Wo; Conative Phenomena; Affect Programs; Follow; Unconscious Emotions; Motivational States; Water Falls; Non-evaluative Properties; Desire Satisfaction; Affective Dispositions
Publication date: 03-2012
146 p. · 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 03-2012
146 p. · 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
Description
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The emotions are at the centre of our lives and, for better or worse, imbue them with much of their significance. The philosophical problems stirred up by the existence of the emotions, over which many great philosophers of the past have laboured, revolve around attempts to understand what this significance amounts to. Are emotions feelings, thoughts, or experiences? If they are experiences, what are they experiences of? Are emotions rational? In what sense do emotions give meaning to what surrounds us?
The Emotions: A Philosophical Introduction introduces and explores these questions in a clear and accessible way. The authors discuss the following key topics:
- the diversity and unity of the emotions
- the relations between emotion, belief and desire
- the nature of values
- the relations between emotions and perceptions
- emotions viewed as evaluative attitudes
- the link between emotions and evaluative knowledge
- the nature of moods, sentiments, and character traits.
Including chapter summaries and guides to further reading, The Emotions: A Philosophical Introduction is an ideal starting point for any philosopher or student studying the emotions. It will also be of interest to those in related disciplines such as psychology and the social sciences.
1. Homing In on the Emotions 2. The Diversity and Unity of Emotions 3. Emotions, Beliefs and Desires 4. Introducing Values 5. Emotions as Value Judgments 6. Perceptual Theories of the Emotions 7. The Attitudinal Theory of Emotions 8. Emotions And Their Justification 9. The Nature and Role of Affective Explanations 10. The Importance of Emotions. Index
Julien A. Deonna is Assistant Professor at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Geneva, Switzerland and at the Swiss Centre for Research in the Affective Sciences. He works on theories of emotions and moral psychology. He is co-author of In Defense of Shame (2011).
Fabrice Teroni is postdoctoral Assistant at the Philosophy Department at Bern University, Switzerland and Senior Researcher at the Swiss Centre for Research in the Affective Sciences. He works on theories of emotions and memory. He is co-author of Defense of Shame (2011).