Reasons of Which Reason Knows Not
Church Jennifer.
Бессознательное. Причины, о которых разум не знает.Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology.
Volume 12, Number 1, March 2005.
Special Issue: The Unconscious.
Guest Editor: Grant Gillett and Douglas McConnell.
PPP / VOL. 12, NO. 1 / MARCH 2005 © 2005 by The Johns Hopkins University Press.project MUSE - scholarly journals online - periodicalsABSTRACT: How is it possible for unconscious states to function as reasons? Two challenges are considered — one concerning the apparent dependence of normativity on self-knowledge, the other concerning the apparent irrationality of the unconscious. Both challenges are addressed through a discussion of ‘spatial reasoning’, which helps to make sense of ‘emotional reasoning’ as well.KEYWORDS: reasons, unconscious, normativity, irrationality, emotions
Volume 12, Number 1, March 2005.
Special Issue: The Unconscious.
Guest Editor: Grant Gillett and Douglas McConnell.
PPP / VOL. 12, NO. 1 / MARCH 2005 © 2005 by The Johns Hopkins University Press.project MUSE - scholarly journals online - periodicalsABSTRACT: How is it possible for unconscious states to function as reasons? Two challenges are considered — one concerning the apparent dependence of normativity on self-knowledge, the other concerning the apparent irrationality of the unconscious. Both challenges are addressed through a discussion of ‘spatial reasoning’, which helps to make sense of ‘emotional reasoning’ as well.KEYWORDS: reasons, unconscious, normativity, irrationality, emotions