Barlassina, L. (2021) Valence: a reflection. Emotion Researcher.
Abstract
This article gives a short presentation of reflective imperativism, the intentionalist theory of valence I developed with Max Khan Hayward. The theory says that mental states have valence in virtue of having reflexive imperative content. More precisely, mental states have positive valence (i.e., feel good) in virtue of issuing the command "More of me!", and they have negative valence (i.e., feel bad) in virtue of issuing the command "Less of me!" The article summarises the main arguments in favour of reflexive imperativism and against other intentionalist treatments of valence.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Emotion Researcher. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Emotion Researcher. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of Philosophy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 21 Oct 2020 14:33 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2024 14:34 |
Published Version: | http://emotionresearcher.com/valence-a-reflection/ |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | International Society for Research on Emotion (ISRE) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:166775 |