How can we motivate ourselves to do what we think we ought? How can
we deliberate about personal values and priorities? Bennett Helm
argues that standard philosophical answers to these questions
presuppose a sharp distinction between cognition and conation that
undermines an adequate understanding of values and their connection
to motivation and deliberation. Rejecting this distinction, Helm
argues that emotions are fundamental to any account of value and
motivation, and he develops a detailed alternative theory both of
emotions, desires and evaluative judgements and of their rational
interconnections. The result is an innovative theory of practical
rationality and of how we can control not only what we do but also
what we value and who we are as persons.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Philosophy |
| Release date: |
August 2007 |
| First published: |
October 2008 |
| Authors: |
Bennett W. Helm
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| Dimensions: |
215 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-03911-6 |
| Categories: |
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Humanities >
Philosophy >
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| LSN: |
0-521-03911-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780521039116 |
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