CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Clements, Zoe J |
|---|---|
| Title | Refining Emotional Competence in a Dual Account of Decisional Competence |
| Summary | In my thesis, I aim to show that purely cognitive standards of decisional competence are incomplete and would be enhanced by including emotional competence in their assessments. In order to do this, I will critically assess and clarify the account of dual competence, i.e. competence determined through cognition and emotion, presented by Beck Cox White. Including emotional competence in determinations of decisional competence is desirable because it leads to a more accurate standard of competence. In chapter 1, I will begin by discussing morally significant features of competence, i.e. personal autonomy and well-being, as well as giving a brief description of paternalism, which is justified as a result of a determination of incompetence. In chapter 2, I will investigate various features of cognitive-based theories of competence and how competence is standardly determined on these accounts. In chapter 3, I will present White’s alternative account of competence, i.e. dual competence, which integrates emotional and cognitive systems into competence assessments. In chapter 4, I will present objections to White’s account of emotional competence, define emotion more precisely, offer two new conditions for assessing emotional competence, and respond to objections, concerning the scope of these determinations of competence and their risk of error, to my refined account of emotional competence. |
| Supervisor | Bullock, Emma Ceclia |
| Department | Philosophy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/clements_zoe.pdf |
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