Mitchell, Jonathan 2021. Emotion as feeling towards value: a theory of emotional experience. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
Abstract
his book proposes and defends a new theory of emotional experience. Drawing on recent developments in the philosophy of emotion, with links to contemporary philosophy of mind, I argue that emotional experiences are sui generis states, not to be modelled after other mental states – such as perceptions, judgements, or bodily feelings – but given their own analysis and place within our mental economy. More specifically, emotional experiences are claimed to be feelings-towards-values
Item Type: | Book |
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Book Type: | Authored Book |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | English, Communication and Philosophy |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
ISBN: | 9780192846013 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2021 16:30 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/144922 |
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