CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Sikharulidze, Levani |
|---|---|
| Title | How Do We Know Our Emotions? Richard Moran's Agential Model Applied to Standing Emotions |
| Summary | In this thesis I ask whether Richard Moran's agential model of self-knowledge can be applied to standing emotions - persisting, enduring emotional states. In Chapter One, I start with accounting for the phenomenon of self-knowledge, in general, and the main approaches towards its explanation in the literature. I show the motivation of an agential view for diverting from other existing theories. I describe the main principles of the agential model, and, consequently, I account in detail for Moran’s version of the view. This chapter provides readers with all the important knowledge about the account, the applicability of which to standing emotions is under consideration. In Chapter Two, I give a picture of the state of art in philosophy of emotions, describing several main trends and distinctions, relevant for my purposes. Then, I account for the phenomenon of standing emotions, explaining its main features and characteristics, situating it within the broader context. This chapter gives readers the necessary knowledge about standing emotions, demonstrating that the nature of these mental states allows them to be a good candidate to be applied Moran’s agential model. In Chapter Three, after having accounted for both Moran’s account of self-knowledge and the phenomenon of standing emotions, I answer the main question of my thesis – whether Moran’s agential model can be applied to standing emotions. In order to do that, first, I specify that the relevant kind of agency under consideration is rational agency. Then, I discuss whether we can exercise rational agency with respect to standing emotions. Consequently, I address a challenge concerning the Transparency Condition – one of the main constituents of Moran’s account. By discussing the applicability of the Transparency Condition, I thereby inquire what kind of reasons standing emotions respond to. As a result of discussing all these essential issues, I conclude that Moran’s agential model of self-knowledge can be applied to standing emotions. |
| Supervisor | Farkas, Katalin |
| Department | Philosophy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/sikharulidze_levani.pdf |
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