Evaluating Emotions

Informationen zum Autor Eva-Maria Düringer is Assistant Professor at the Philosophy Department of the University of Tübingen, Germany. Klappentext How are emotions related to values? This book argues against a perceptual theory of emotions! which sees emotions as perception-like states that help us gain evaluative knowledge! and argues for a caring-based theory of emotions! which sees emotions as felt desires or desire satisfactions! both of which arise out of caring about something. Zusammenfassung How are emotions related to values? This book argues against a perceptual theory of emotions! which sees emotions as perception-like states that help us gain evaluative knowledge! and argues for a caring-based theory of emotions! which sees emotions as felt desires or desire satisfactions! both of which arise out of caring about something. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abstract Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Analogy Between Emotions and Judgements 2. The Analogy Between Values and Secondary Qualities 3. Arguments from Best Explanation 4. The Functional Argument 5. Caring 6. Caring-based Emotions Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Eva-Maria Düringer, Eva-Maria Duringer, Kenneth A. Loparo, Kenneth A Loparo
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.01.2014
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology
• EAN: 9781349482528
• ISBN: 978-1-349-48252-8
• Pages: 159
• Subjects: B, Emotion, Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, personality, Psychology: emotions, Emotions, Ethics & moral philosophy, Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Differential Psychology, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Moral Philosophy, emotion;knowledge;perception