The author presents a new philosophical theory according to which we need intuitions and emotions in order to have objective moral knowledge, which is called affectual intuitionism. Affectual Intuitionism combines ethical intuitionism with a cognitive theory of emotions.
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Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations PART I: INTUITIONS Ethical Intuitionism Different Forms of Intuitionism Typical Objections against Intuitionism PART II: EMOTIONS Particular Intuitions and Emotions Affectual Intuitionism Epilogue References IndexAbout the author
SABINE ROESER is Professor of Political Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Twente, Associate Professor of Ethics at Delft University of Technology, and managing director of the 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology, The Netherlands. She has published articles and edited volumes on Thomas Reid, ethical intuitionism, emotion and risk. She is editor of the volumeReid on Ethics (2010, Palgrave Macmillan).
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 207 ● ISBN 9780230302457 ● File size 2.8 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2010 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4968949 ● Copy protection Social DRM