Overview
- Uses insights from psychology to develop philosophical accounts of emotion, empathy, and human development
- Presents compelling accounts of how and why Western philosophical thought eschews acknowledgement of emotion
- Demonstrates that philosophy of mind requires recognition of emotion
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Comparative East-West Philosophy (PSCEWP)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This open access book discusses a variety of important but unprecedented ways in which psychology can be useful to philosophy. The early chapters illustrate this theme via comparisons between Chinese and Western philosophy. It is argued that the Chinese notion of a heart-mind is superior to the Western concept of mind, but then, more even-handedly, the relative strengths and weaknesses of Chinese and Western thought overall are critically examined. In later chapters, the philosophical uses of psychology are treated more specifically in relation to major issues in Western philosophy. Michael Slote shows that empathy and emotion play a role in speech acts (like assertion and thanking) that speech act theory has totally ignored. Similarly, he treats the age-old question of whether justice pays using psychological material that has not previously been recognized. Finally, the implications of psychological egoism are discussed in terms of some new psychological and, indeed, human distinctions. Human life is pervaded by instincts and aspirations that are neither egoistic nor altruistic, and recognizing that fact can help put egoism in its place. It is less of a challenge to morality than we have realized.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Michael Slote is UST Professor of Ethics at the University of Miami. A member of the Royal Irish Academy and former Tanner Lecturer, he has inaugurated the Feng Qi Lectures at East China Normal University and the Nankai University Lectures in East and West Philosophy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Between Psychology and Philosophy
Book Subtitle: East-West Themes and Beyond
Authors: Michael Slote
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Comparative East-West Philosophy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22503-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22502-5Published: 12 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22505-6Published: 13 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-22503-2Published: 30 July 2019
Series ISSN: 2662-2378
Series E-ISSN: 2662-2386
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 215
Topics: Philosophy of Mind, Emotion, History of China