Routledge

Routledge

English

'This is a remarkable book that anyone interested in the theory of emotions must read. With a refreshingly new way of talking about and approaching emotions, it elevates the discussion with real-life examples and situations to a complexity that, finally, does justice to the reality of emotional life. This is ground-breaking work.' - Russell Grigg, Deakin University, Australia 'Morag's lucid and trenchant critique will help overturn anti-psychoanalytic prejudice in philosophy of mind. Her humanistic conception of the emotions, drawing on both Analytic and Continental traditions, is salutary. Through ingenious dialectical strategies, she challenges rationalistic conceptions - both those affirmed as such, and those held unwittingly - doing justice, finally, to the complex causal and normative phenomena of our emotional lives.' - Andy Hamilton, Durham University, UK 'Talia Morag’s aim is to integrate the philosophical discussions of the nature of the emotions, the interpretation and assessment of Freudian theory, and the character of practical reason. Each of these areas has its own extensive and specialized literature, and there has been no fully systematic attempt to bring them together in a unified account. Morag’s project, then, is an extremely ambitious one and one that she carries off with very striking success. Moreover, her discussions of iconic representations, associative networks, and figurative speech have implications for an even broader range of topics, including some of the most important current issues in philosophy of mind and the theory of content.' – Stephen L. White, Tufts University, USA