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Are Kantian Emotions Feelings?

  • Uri Eran*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

According to Alix Cohen, Kant defines emotions as 'feelings'. Although I find her account of Kantian feelings compelling, I provide three reasons to doubt that it is an account of emotions: (1) it is unclear why Cohen identifies emotions with Kantian feelings; (2) some Kantian feelings are not emotions; (3) some Kantian desires may be emotions. I propose, however, that with some qualifications Cohen's account may be upheld, provided its extra-Textual assumptions about emotions are explicated. Against her claim that Kantian feelings have a derived intentionality, I argue that the text is compatible with their being intrinsically intentional.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)371-378
Number of pages8
JournalKantian Review
Volume26
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2021
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Alix Cohen
  • desire
  • emotions
  • feelings
  • moral psychology
  • pleasure

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