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Between psychology and philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : East-West themes and beyond / / by Michael Slote



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Autore: Slote Michael Visualizza persona
Titolo: Between psychology and philosophy [[electronic resource] ] : East-West themes and beyond / / by Michael Slote Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020
Edizione: 1st ed. 2020.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (X, 215 p.)
Disciplina: 128.2
Soggetto topico: Philosophy of mind
Emotions
Philosophy of Mind
Emotion
History of China
Soggetto geografico: China History
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Yin-yang, Mind, and Heart-Mind -- Chapter 3: Moral Self-Cultivation East and West: A Critique -- Chapter 4: Philosophical Deficiencies East and West -- Chapter 5: The Many Roles of Empathy -- Chapter 6: How Justice Pays -- Chapter 7: The Impossibility of Egoism -- Chapter 8: Further Connections -- Conclusion. .
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Between Psychology and Philosophy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 3-030-22503-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910369899603321
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Serie: Palgrave Studies in Comparative East-West Philosophy, . 2662-2378