In this study of emotions and moods the author discusses both analytic and continental traditions of philosophy. He starts by examining critically the influential hybrid cognitive theory (in particular William Lyons’s causal-evaluative theory), describing its merits but also elucidating a number of fundamental defects that exist in this account. He goes on to detail Martin Heidegger’s description of mood in Being and Time as pre-cognitive and pre-moral, defending it from those who attempt to attribute a cognitive dimension to it. The book highlights the significance of connections or bonds in our affective lives, at the ontic as well as ontological levels, by examining three specific emotions; grief, guilt and objectless fear. One of the study’s principal achievements is the demonstration that there is much to be gained from both the analytic and continental traditions of philosophy in furthering our understanding of emotion and mood analysis. In particular, it shows how our understanding of guilt and objectless fear can be deepened when assessed in Heideggerian terms.
| ISBN: | 9783039114054 |
| Publication date: | 2nd December 2008 |
| Author: | Kevin Sludds |
| Publisher: | Verlag Peter Lang |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 218 pages |
| Genres: |
Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology Psychology: emotions Health and safety in the workplace Cognitive behavioural therapy Phenomenology and Existentialism |
In this study of emotions and moods the author discusses both analytic and continental traditions of philosophy. He starts by examining critically the influential hybrid cognitive theory (in particular William Lyons’s causal-evaluative theory), describing its merits but also elucidating a number of fundamental defects that exist in this account. He goes on to detail Martin Heidegger’s description of mood in Being and Time as pre-cognitive and pre-moral, defending it from those who attempt to attribute a cognitive dimension to it. The book highlights the significance of connections or bonds in our affective lives, at the ontic as well as ontological levels, by examining three specific emotions; grief, guilt and objectless fear. One of the study’s principal achievements is the demonstration that there is much to be gained from both the analytic and continental traditions of philosophy in furthering our understanding of emotion and mood analysis. In particular, it shows how our understanding of guilt and objectless fear can be deepened when assessed in Heideggerian terms.
Emotions features in the following genres: Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Psychology: emotions, Health and safety in the workplace, Cognitive behavioural therapy, Phenomenology and Existentialism
Emotions is available in Paperback
Emotions was written by Kevin Sludds and published by Verlag Peter Lang
Emotions has 218 pages