Valuing Emotions (Paperback)

This 1996 book is the result of a uniquely productive union of philosophy, psychoanalysis and anthropology, and explores the complexity and importance of emotions. Michael Stocker places emotions at the very centre of human identity, life and value. He lays bare how our culture's idealisation of rationality pervades the philosophical tradition and leads those who wrestle with serious ethical and philosophical problems into distortion and misunderstanding. Professor Stocker shows how important are the social and emotional contexts of ethical dilemmas and inner conflicts, and he challenges philosophical theories that try to overgeneralise and over-simplify by leaving out the particulars of each situation. In offering a realistic account of emotions and an in-depth analysis of how psychological factors affect judgments of all kind, this book will interest a broad range of readers across the disciplines of philosophy and psychology.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
Release date:	September 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Michael Stocker
As told to:	Elizabeth Hegeman
Dimensions:	222 x 145 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-56786-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Physiological & neuro-psychology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Promotions
LSN:	0-521-56786-6
Barcode:	9780521567862

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