Feeling Like It
A Theory of Inclination and Will
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 18 February 2021
- ISBN 9780198862932
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages182 pages
- Size 225x145x18 mm
- Weight 364 g
- Language English 138
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Short description:
Feeling Like It investigates the relationship between being inclined to do something and being moved to do it. Schapiro defends a Kant-inspired "inner-animal" view, and argues that provides a better view of inclination and will than some familar theories.
MoreLong description:
You may have an inclination to do it, but there is still a moment when you can decide to do it or not. This "moment of drama" is more puzzling than it first appears. When you are inclined to do something, are you related to your inclination as rider to horse? As ruler to subject? As thinker to thoughts? Schapiro shows that these familiar pictures fail to confront the central puzzle. Inclinations are motives with respect to which we are distinctively passive. But to be motivated is to be active?to be self-moved. How can you be passive in relation to your own activity? Schapiro puts forward an "inner animal" view, inspired by Kant, which holds that when you are merely inclined to act, the instinctive part of yourself is already active, while the rest of you is not. At this moment, your will is at a crossroads. You can humanize your inclination, or you can dehumanize yourself. Feeling Like It provides a concise and accessible investigation of a new problem at the intersection of ethics, philosophy of action, and philosophy of mind.
advanced scholars and professors interested in new ideas in the philosophy of action will find it invigorating and will be inclined to read the book a second time. This is a strong, well-researched book. Recommended. Ambitious upper-division undergraduates through faculty.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Framing the Question
The Brute Force View
The Practical Thinking View
The Inner Animal View
The High Road
The Low Road
