CLA Hale Lecture Series

The CLA Hale Lecture Series presentsSimon BlackburnUniversity of North CarolinaDepartment of Philosophy Friday, October 28th3:00 – 5:00 pmLiberal Arts HallRoom A205(Basement Level)“Feelings & Judgments”A number of authors (Parfit, Nussbaum) have downplayed the place of feelings in moral philosophy, or indeed extinguished their importance altogether. By assimilating feelings to sensations they exclude them from the field of reasons. However, not only the Scottish sentimentalists but writers such as Brentano and Ryle have taken a very different tack. In this lecture I argue that Brentano and Ryle are right and diagnose the mistakes that Parfit and Nussbaum make. Feelings both give us reasons for actions, and themselves respond to reasons.FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Interpreters provided upon request & subject to availability.Please make your request TODAY by going to Access.rit.edu.