Descrição
Action, emotion and will was first published in 1963, when it was one of the first books to provoke serious interest in the emotions and philosophy of human action.
Almost forty years on, Anthony Kenny,s account of action and emotion is still essential reading for anyone interested in these topics
The first part of the book takes a critical historical look at the emotions in the work of Descartes, Locke and particularly Hume. In the second part, Kenny moves on to discuss some of the experimental work on the emotions by twentieth-century psychologists. Separate chapters cover feelings, motives, desire and pleasure.
Thus edition features a brand new preface by the author, reflecting on the book,s origin, content and influence.