Explaining Emotions by Amlie Rorty

Explaining Emotions by Amlie Rorty

The challenge of explaining the emotions has engaged the attention of the best minds in philosophy and science throughout history. Part of the fascination has been that the emotions resist classification. As adequate account therefore requires receptivity to knowledge from a variety of sources. The philosopher must inform himself of the relevant empirical investigation to arrive at a definition, and the scientist cannot afford to be naive about the assumptions built into his conceptual apparatus. The contributors to this volume have approached the problem of characterizing and classifying emotions from the perspectives of neurophysiology, psychology, and social psychology as well as that of philosophical psychology. They discuss the difficulties that arise in classifying the emotions, assessing their appropriateness and rationality, and determining their function in motivating moral action.

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ISBN 13	9780520039216
ISBN 10	0520039211
Titel	Explaining Emotions
Autor	Amlie Rorty
Serie	Topics In Philosophy
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	University of California Press
Erscheinungsjahr	1980-05-09
Seitenanzahl	543
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