Emotional Self-Knowledge Taylor & Francis Ltd

While philosophers of emotion tend to give affectivity a central role in making us who we are, the philosophical literature on self-knowledge focuses on cognitive states. There is little dialogue between both fields or with other philosophical traditions that have contributed to this topic, such as phenomenology and Asian philosophy. This volume explores two sets of questions: First, do philosophers of emotion exaggerate the importance of our affective lives in making us who we are? Or is it phi...