Armchair Evaluative Knowledge and Sentimental Perceptualism

Philosophies

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Michael Milona¹ 

[1] Department of Philosophy, Toronto Metropolitan University

关键词: affect;    armchair knowledge;    content;    desire;    emotion;    perception;    moral epistemology;    sentimentalism;   

DOI  :  10.3390/philosophies8030051

学科分类：内科医学

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

We seem to be able to acquire evaluative knowledge by mere reflection, or “from the armchair.” But how? This question is especially pressing for proponents of sentimental perceptualism, which is the view that our evaluative knowledge is rooted in affective experiences in much the way that everyday empirical knowledge is rooted in perception. While such empirical knowledge seems partially explained by causal relations between perceptions and properties in the world, in armchair evaluative inquiry, the relevant evaluative properties are typically not even present. The paper shows how sentimental perceptualists can ultimately provide a broadly causal explanation of our reflective evaluative knowledge.

【 授权许可】

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