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Moral Emotions and Intuitions /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roeser, Sabine (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Philosophy.
Ethics.
Émotion.
Moral Philosophy.
Philosophy of Mind.
Emotions.
Philosophy of mind.
Electronic books.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVII, 207 pages)
ISBN:9780230302457
DOI:10.1057/9780230302457