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What sentimentalists should say about emotion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2019

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Charlie Kurth*
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Department of Philosophy, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5328. charles.kurth@wmich.eduwww.charliekurth.com
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Abstract

Recent work by emotion researchers indicates that emotions have a multilevel structure. Sophisticated sentimentalists should take note of this work – for it better enables them to defend a substantive role for emotion in moral cognition. Contra May's rationalist criticisms, emotions are not only able to carry morally relevant information, but can also substantially influence moral judgment and reasoning.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e158
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