Appreciation as an Epistemic Emotion

In this paper, I develop an account of appreciation. I argue that appreciation is an epistemic emotion in which the subject grasps the object in an affective way. The "grasping" and "feeling" components implies that in appreciation, we make sense of the object by having cognitive...

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Autore principale: An, Dong (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2022
In: Ethical theory and moral practice
Anno: 2022, Volume: 25, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 249-264
Altre parole chiave:B Appreciation
B Understanding
B Epistemic emotion
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Riepilogo:In this paper, I develop an account of appreciation. I argue that appreciation is an epistemic emotion in which the subject grasps the object in an affective way. The "grasping" and "feeling" components implies that in appreciation, we make sense of the object by having cognitive control over it, are motivated to maintain the valuable epistemic state of understanding, and experience the "aha" or "eureka" moment. This account offers a unified account of the many types of appreciation, including the aesthetic, the moral, and the epistemic. In all these cases, appreciation requires some other first-order emotions as prerequisite.
ISSN:1572-8447
Comprende:Enthalten in: Ethical theory and moral practice
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10677-021-10265-6