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 language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 371-378 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Kantian Review |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Alix Cohen
- desire
- emotions
- feelings
- moral psychology
- pleasure
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