Emotion, Cognition, and the Virtue of Flexibility

Should emotions play a role in our decisions, even if they are "just feelings" and not necessarily "imbued with reason" or cognitively penetrated? The author shows that such basic feelings as aversion and attraction can be important normative guides by disrupting engrained habits and beliefs, enabling us to reconsider our ways, which is important due to the ever-changing nature of ethical demands on us. Therefore, these feelings should guide our decisions, even if they are not cognitive. This book fi lls a gap in the philosophy of emotions, ethics, and virtue epistemology.

Author: Isabel Kaeslin
Publisher: de Gruyter
Published: 10/04/2023
Pages: 186
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9783110780826
ISBN10: 3110780828
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Epistemology
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Psychology | General