EAN: 9783030225056

PALGRAVE STUDIES IN COMPARATIVE EAST-WEST PHILO...

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.

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