Emotion, Cognition, and the Virtue of Flexibility

Should emotions play a role in our decisions?

Even if they are "just feelings" and not necessarily "imbued with reason" or cognitively penetrated, the author shows that such basic feelings as aversion and attraction can be important normative guides.

They can disrupt engrained habits and beliefs, enabling us to reconsider our ways, which is important due to the ever-changing nature of ethical demands on us.

Therefore, these feelings should guide our decisions, even if they are not cognitive. This book fills a gap in the philosophy of emotions, ethics, and virtue epistemology.