The Moral Psychology of Internal Conflict: Value, Meaning, and the Enactive Mind

Synopsis

Annotation Will Interest Moral And Political Psychologists, Philosophers, And Social Scientists Concerned With Inner Emotional Conflicts Driving Ethical Thinking Beyond Mere Emotivism, Toward Moral Realism. It Combines 'basic Emotion' Theories (e.g. Panksepp) With Hermeneutic Depth - Psychology Of The Conflict Between A Basic Truth - Seeking Exploratory Drive And Equally Powerful Confabulatory Motivations. Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I Love Of Truth And Moral Sentiments -- 1. The Paradox Of The Charitable Terrorist -- 2. Can We Have Naturalism Without The Naturalistic Fallacy? -- 3. Love Of Truth And Vital Lies: Basic Conflicting Emotions In Moral And Political Psychology -- 4. Moral Realism, Hermeneutics, And Enactive Epistemology: The Truth Resists Us -- Pt. Ii Truth-seeking And The Hermeneutic Circle -- 5. Attention Must Be Paid! Hermeneutics And The Demand For Universalization -- 6. The Coherence Of Moral Worldviews: Beyond The Privileging Of Nihilism -- 7. Kantian Abstractions And The Embarrassment Of Reason: The Need For Hermeneutics -- 8. The Limits Of Hedonism: Paradoxes Of Expanded Egoism -- 9. The Hermeneutic Process In Action: Fallibilism And The Role Of Emotion In Moral And Political Psychology. Ralph D. Ellis (clark Atlanta University). Includes Bibliographical References (pages 219-229) And Index.