The FA Analysis of Emotional Values and Practical Reasons

Stéphane Lemaire (1)

1 EA 1270 - Philosophie des normes

Confronted with the “wrong kind of reason problem”, several proponents of the fitting attitude analysis of emotional values have argued in favor of an epistemic approach. In such a view, an emotion fits its object because the emotion is correct. However, I argue that we should reorient our search towards a practical approach because only practical considerations can provide a satisfying explanation of the fittingness of emotional responses. This practical approach is partially revisionist, particularly because it is no longer an analysis of final value and because it is relativistic.

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Philosophy

Stéphane Lemaire. The FA Analysis of Emotional Values and Practical Reasons. Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review / Revue canadienne de philosophie, 2012, 51, pp.31-53. ⟨10.1017/S0012217312000224⟩. ⟨hal-02972101⟩