The Logic of Affect
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: June 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780801435911
Subjects: Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present; Philosophy of mind; Philosophy; Emotions; Philosophy (Specific Aspects); Mind & Body; Emotions and cognition; General; Emotions (Philosophy); History
First sentence: Creating an aphorism that would prove irresistible to many later investigators into affective life, Pascal wrote: "The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know."
Description: Most attempts to trace the roots of current scientific approaches to the mind have ignored the contributions of post-Kantian German idealism. Paul Redding here shows the relevance of this philosophical tradition to an understanding of the mind and its embodiment as well as the relation of feeling to cognition. This innovative book demonstrates how new insights can be brought to the study of mentality and consciousness by considering previously overlooked interpretations.