TY - BOOK ID - 48262226 TI - Between psychology and philosophy : East-West themes and beyond PY - 2020 SN - 3030225038 303022502X PB - Cham Springer Nature DB - UniCat KW - Philosophy of mind. KW - Emotions. KW - China-History. KW - Philosophy of Mind. KW - Emotion. KW - History of China. KW - Mind, Philosophy of KW - Mind, Theory of KW - Theory of mind KW - Philosophy KW - Cognitive science KW - Metaphysics KW - Philosophical anthropology KW - Feelings KW - Human emotions KW - Passions KW - Psychology KW - Affect (Psychology) KW - Affective neuroscience KW - Apathy KW - Pathognomy KW - China KW - History. KW - China—History. KW - Philosophy of mind KW - Emotions KW - China—History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:48262226 AB - This open access book discusses a variety of important but unprecedented ways in which psychology can be useful to philosophy. The early chapters illustrate this theme via comparisons between Chinese and Western philosophy. It is argued that the Chinese notion of a heart-mind is superior to the Western concept of mind, but then, more even-handedly, the relative strengths and weaknesses of Chinese and Western thought overall are critically examined. In later chapters, the philosophical uses of psychology are treated more specifically in relation to major issues in Western philosophy. Michael Slote shows that empathy and emotion play a role in speech acts (like assertion and thanking) that speech act theory has totally ignored. Similarly, he treats the age-old question of whether justice pays using psychological material that has not previously been recognized. Finally, the implications of psychological egoism are discussed in terms of some new psychological and, indeed, human distinctions. Human life is pervaded by instincts and aspirations that are neither egoistic nor altruistic, and recognizing that fact can help put egoism in its place. It is less of a challenge to morality than we have realized. ER -