Öz
Coherence requires more than logical consistency. Self-consistent viewpoints notoriously conflict with each other. Besides avoid logical self- contradiction, coherent viewpoints must of course be consistent with empirical facts, including any social and interpersonal emotional facts that may be shared by all humans. But since these sets of facts are inherently probabilistic, they again lend themselves to motivated hermeneutical tweaking to make them fit one’s initial prejudices and presuppositions, trapping us again in the “hermeneutic circle” – the fact that we cannot know how much our previously-existing worldview motivates selective facts, proliferation of ad hoc hypotheses, choice of “moral intuitions,” etc. The problem of ad hoc hypotheses thus becomes crucial. Proliferation of ungrounded assumptions is motivated emotionally in the same way that believing a “conspiracy” theory requires positing unproven assumptions. Moral theory requires studying the way our emotions play into these moral “conspiracy theories.” Contemporary neuropsychology of emotion suggests that a certain kind of inner conflict model – one that grants autonomy to the exploratory drive, but in conflict with other hermeneutically relevant emotions – is especially useful in addressing the complexities of incoherence in ethical thinking.
Anahtar Kelimeler
hermeneutics moral emotions moral epistemology moral psychology political psychology
Kaynakça
- Almeder, Robert (1986). “Fallibilism, coherence and realism.” Synthese 68: 213-223.
- Altemeyer, Robert (2008). The Authoritarians. Manitoba: Cherry Hill Publishing.
- Ayer, A.J. (1946). Language, Truth and Logic. London: Gollantz.
- Ayer, A.J. (1965). “On the analysis of moral judgments.” in Philosophical Essays. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
- Becker, Ernest (1973). The Denial of Death. New York: The Free Press.
- Binswanger, Ludwig (1963). Being in the World. New York: Basic Books.
- Dilthey, Wilhelm (1962). Pattern and Meaning in Hisotry. New York: Harper & Row.
- Duriez, Bart, and Bart Soenens (2009). The intergenerational transmission of racism: The role of right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation. Journal of Research in Personality 43, 906-909.
- Foucault, Michel (1994). The Order of Things: An Archeology of the Human Sciences. New York: Vintage.
- Frijda, Mico (2006). The Laws of Emotion. The Psychology Press.
- Gadamer, Han-Georg (2004). Truth and Method. London/New York: Bloomsbury Press.
- Gallagher, Shaun (2006). How the Body Shapes the Mind. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Gendlin, Eugene. (1962/1997). Experiencing and the Creation of Meaning. Toronto: Collier-Macmillan/Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Gendlin, Eugene (1078/1982). Focusing. Toronto: Bantam.
- Goleman, Daniel (1985). Vital Lies, Simple Truths. New York: Simon & Schuster.
- Heidegger, Martin (1927/1962). Being and Time. New York: Harper & Row.
- Kuhn, Thomas (1964/2012). The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Lyotard, Jean-Francois (1984). The Postmodern Condition. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
- Maslow, Abraham (1962/1970). Motivation and Personality. New York: Harper & Row.
- May, Rollo (1973). Love and Will. New York: Delta.
- Merleau-Ponty, Maurice (1941/1962). Phenomenology of perception, Colin Smith trans. New York, Humanities Press.
- Merleau-Ponty, Maurice (1942/1963) The Structure of Behavior, A. Fischer trans. Boston: Beacon. original French edition 1942.
- Moore, G.E. (1900). Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Panksepp, Jaak (1998). Affective Neuroscience. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2010). U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. http://religions.pewforum.org/reports.
- Prasad, Monica, Andrew J. Perrin, Kieran Bezila, Steve G. Hoffman, Kate Kindleberger, Kim Manturuk, and Ashleigh
- Smith Powers (2009). “‘There Must Be a Reason’: Osama, Saddam, and Inferred Justification.” Sociological Inquiry 79: 142–162.
- Scheler, Max (1954/1970). The Nature of Sympathy. Hamden: Archon Books.
- Schleiermacher, Friedrich. (1998). Hermeneutics and Criticism: And Other Writings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- White, Robert W. (1959). Motivation reconsidered: the concept of competence. Psychological Review 66: 297.
Öz
Coherence requires more than logical consistency. Self-consistent viewpoints notoriously conflict with each other. Besides avoid logical self- contradiction, coherent viewpoints must of course be consistent with empirical facts, including any social and interpersonal emotional facts that may be shared by all humans. But since these sets of facts are inherently probabilistic, they again lend themselves to motivated hermeneutical tweaking to make them fit one’s initial prejudices and presuppositions, trapping us again in the “hermeneutic circle” – the fact that we cannot know how much our previously-existing worldview motivates selective facts, proliferation of ad hoc hypotheses, choice of “moral intuitions,” etc. The problem of ad hoc hypotheses thus becomes crucial. Proliferation of ungrounded assumptions is motivated emotionally in the same way that believing a “conspiracy” theory requires positing unproven assumptions. Moral theory requires studying the way our emotions play into these moral “conspiracy theories.” Contemporary neuropsychology of emotion suggests that a certain kind of inner conflict model – one that grants autonomy to the exploratory drive, but in conflict with other hermeneutically relevant emotions – is especially useful in addressing the complexities of incoherence in ethical thinking.
Anahtar Kelimeler
hermeneutics moral emotions moral epistemology moral psychology political psychology
Kaynakça
- Almeder, Robert (1986). “Fallibilism, coherence and realism.” Synthese 68: 213-223.
- Altemeyer, Robert (2008). The Authoritarians. Manitoba: Cherry Hill Publishing.
- Ayer, A.J. (1946). Language, Truth and Logic. London: Gollantz.
- Ayer, A.J. (1965). “On the analysis of moral judgments.” in Philosophical Essays. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
- Becker, Ernest (1973). The Denial of Death. New York: The Free Press.
- Binswanger, Ludwig (1963). Being in the World. New York: Basic Books.
- Dilthey, Wilhelm (1962). Pattern and Meaning in Hisotry. New York: Harper & Row.
- Duriez, Bart, and Bart Soenens (2009). The intergenerational transmission of racism: The role of right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation. Journal of Research in Personality 43, 906-909.
- Foucault, Michel (1994). The Order of Things: An Archeology of the Human Sciences. New York: Vintage.
- Frijda, Mico (2006). The Laws of Emotion. The Psychology Press.
- Gadamer, Han-Georg (2004). Truth and Method. London/New York: Bloomsbury Press.
- Gallagher, Shaun (2006). How the Body Shapes the Mind. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Gendlin, Eugene. (1962/1997). Experiencing and the Creation of Meaning. Toronto: Collier-Macmillan/Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Gendlin, Eugene (1078/1982). Focusing. Toronto: Bantam.
- Goleman, Daniel (1985). Vital Lies, Simple Truths. New York: Simon & Schuster.
- Heidegger, Martin (1927/1962). Being and Time. New York: Harper & Row.
- Kuhn, Thomas (1964/2012). The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Lyotard, Jean-Francois (1984). The Postmodern Condition. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
- Maslow, Abraham (1962/1970). Motivation and Personality. New York: Harper & Row.
- May, Rollo (1973). Love and Will. New York: Delta.
- Merleau-Ponty, Maurice (1941/1962). Phenomenology of perception, Colin Smith trans. New York, Humanities Press.
- Merleau-Ponty, Maurice (1942/1963) The Structure of Behavior, A. Fischer trans. Boston: Beacon. original French edition 1942.
- Moore, G.E. (1900). Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Panksepp, Jaak (1998). Affective Neuroscience. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2010). U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. http://religions.pewforum.org/reports.
- Prasad, Monica, Andrew J. Perrin, Kieran Bezila, Steve G. Hoffman, Kate Kindleberger, Kim Manturuk, and Ashleigh
- Smith Powers (2009). “‘There Must Be a Reason’: Osama, Saddam, and Inferred Justification.” Sociological Inquiry 79: 142–162.
- Scheler, Max (1954/1970). The Nature of Sympathy. Hamden: Archon Books.
- Schleiermacher, Friedrich. (1998). Hermeneutics and Criticism: And Other Writings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- White, Robert W. (1959). Motivation reconsidered: the concept of competence. Psychological Review 66: 297.
Ayrıntılar
| Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
|---|---|
| Bölüm | Makaleler |
| Yazarlar | |
| Yayımlanma Tarihi | 30 Eylül 2015 |
| Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2015 Sayı: 3 - 2015 |