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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198776888

ISBN-139780198776888

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Number of Pages216 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEmotional Insight : the Epistemic Role of Emotional Experience

SubjectGeneral, Emotions

Publication Year2016

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Psychology

AuthorMichael S. Brady

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight9.9 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Emotional Insight's argument is therefore timely, in addition to being original and plausible. As a piece of writing, it has a pleasingly straightforward arc, illustrating the attractions of the perceptual model, setting up the most promising theory of that kind, dismantling it, and addressing some problems that arise along the way. The end result is a contribution to the philosophy of emotions that deserves the interest of any advocate of the perceptual model, as well as philosophers working on the relationship between emotions, attention, and evaluation...As that field continues to grow, so too will the audience for this important work." -- The Philosophical Quarterly "What makes this book so important and timely is its penetrating critique of a popular, attractive idea that emotions are normatively similar to perceptual experience in virtue of being psychologically similar to them. The rich and compelling positive picture emerging from the critique merits serious attention in its own right." -- Ethics, Impressive . . . The author's patient approach to criticism, unwavering clarity, and plain old philosophical good sense make the book an unparalleled entry to debates about emotions and knowledge., "Emotional Insight's argument is therefore timely, in addition to being original and plausible. As a piece of writing, it has a pleasingly straightforward arc, illustrating the attractions of the perceptual model, setting up the most promising theory of that kind, dismantling it, and addressing some problems that arise along the way. The end result is a contribution to the philosophy of emotions that deserves the interest of any advocate of the perceptual model, as well as philosophers working on the relationship between emotions, attention, and evaluation...As that field continues to grow, so too will the audience for this important work." -- The Philosophical Quarterly

Dewey Decimal152.4

Table Of ContentIntroduction1. Towards the Perceptual Model2. The Perceptual Model3. Against the Perceptual Model4. Emotion and Understanding5. Emotion, Attention, and VirtueBibliography

SynopsisMichael S. Brady presents a fresh perspective on how to understand the difference that emotions can make to our lives. It is a commonplace that emotions can give us information about the world: we are told, for instance, that sometimes it is a good idea to 'listen to our heart' when trying to figure out what to believe. In particular, many people think that emotions can give us information about value: fear can inform us about danger, guilt about moral wrongs, pride about achievement.But how are we to understand the positive contribution that emotions can make to our beliefs in general, and to our beliefs about value in particular? And what are the conditions in which emotions make such a contribution? Emotional Insight aims to answer these questions. In doing so it illuminates a central tenet of common-sense thinking, contributes to an on-going debate in the philosophy of emotion, and illustrates something important about the nature of emotion itself. For a central claim of the book is that we should reject the idea that emotional experiences give us information in the same way that perceptual experiences do. The book rejects, in other words, the Perceptual Model of emotion. Instead, the epistemological story that the book tells will be grounded in a novel and distinctive account of what emotions are and what emotions do. On this account, emotions help to serve our epistemic needs by capturing our attention, and by facilitating a reassessment or reappraisal of the evaluative information that emotions themselves provide. As a result, emotions can promote understanding of and insight into ourselves and our evaluative landscape., Michael S. Brady presents a fresh perspective on how to understand the difference that emotions can make to our lives. It is a commonplace that emotions can give us information about the world: we are told, for instance, that sometimes it is a good idea to 'listen to our heart' when trying to figure out what to believe. In particular, many people think that emotions can give us information about value : fear can inform us about danger, guilt about moral wrongs, pride about achievement. But how are we to understand the positive contribution that emotions can make to our beliefs in general, and to our beliefs about value in particular? And what are the conditions in which emotions make such a contribution? Emotional Insight aims to answer these questions. In doing so it illuminates a central tenet of common-sense thinking, contributes to an on-going debate in the philosophy of emotion, and illustrates something important about the nature of emotion itself. For a central claim of the book is that we should reject the idea that emotional experiences give us information in the same way that perceptual experiences do. The book rejects, in other words, the Perceptual Model of emotion. Instead, the epistemological story that the book tells will be grounded in a novel and distinctive account of what emotions are and what emotions do. On this account, emotions help to serve our epistemic needs by capturing our attention, and by facilitating a reassessment or reappraisal of the evaluative information that emotions themselves provide. As a result, emotions can promote understanding of and insight into ourselves and our evaluative landscape., Michael S. Brady presents a fresh perspective on how to understand the difference that emotions can make to our lives. It is a commonplace that emotions can give us information about the world: we are told, for instance, that sometimes it is a good idea to 'listen to our heart' when trying to figure out what to believe. In particular, many people think that emotions can give us information about value fear can inform us about danger, guilt about moral wrongs, pride about achievement. But how are we to understand the positive contribution that emotions can make to our beliefs in general, and to our beliefs about value in particular? And what are the conditions in which emotions make such a contribution? Emotional Insight aims to answer these questions. In doing so it illuminates a central tenet of common-sense thinking, contributes to an on-going debate in the philosophy of emotion, and illustrates something important about the nature of emotion itself. For a central claim of the book is that we should reject the idea that emotional experiences give us information in the same way that perceptual experiences do. The book rejects, in other words, the Perceptual Model of emotion. Instead, the epistemological story that the book tells will be grounded in a novel and distinctive account of what emotions are and what emotions do. On this account, emotions help to serve our epistemic needs by capturing our attention, and by facilitating a reassessment or reappraisal of the evaluative information that emotions themselves provide. As a result, emotions can promote understanding of and insight into ourselves and our evaluative landscape., Michael S. Brady offers a new account of the role of emotions in our lives. He argues that emotional experiences do not give us information in the same way that perceptual experiences do. Instead, they serve our epistemic needs by capturing our attention and facilitating a reappraisal of the evaluative information that emotions themselves provide.

LC Classification NumberBF531