Understanding Emotions: Mind and Morals

by Peter Goldie

Book Overview

This title was first published in 2002: At the end of the 20th century, the emotions ceased to be a neglected topic for philosophical consideration. The editor suggests that this may, in part, be due to a change in the way the subject is approached. The emotions were characteristically thought of by philosophers as states which give rise to perturbation in what might roughly be called "right-thinking". The basic idea was that practical reasoning,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138724602
• ISBN13: 9781138724600
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"