Epistemic emotions and normativity, or how to learn to love the theory of meaning Cover Image

Emocje epistemiczne i normatywność albo o tym jak pokochać teorię znaczenia
Epistemic emotions and normativity, or how to learn to love the theory of meaning

Author(s): Piotr Kozak, Piotr Kozak
Subject(s): Philosophy, Philosophy of Language
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
Keywords: epistemic emotions; primitive normativity; rule-following; content;meaning;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to discuss the content and cognitive function of epistemic emotions such as feelings of correctness and incorrectness. I claim that a proper explanation of such feelings should take into consideration the non-metarepresentational, non-criterial, and non-discursive character of epistemic emotions. With reference to the issue of primitive normativity and rule-following, I argue that we can connect epistemic emotions with the problem of meaning and claim that a specific class of epistemic emotions, i.e. feelings of correctness and incorrectness, is a necessary condition of meaning.

  • Issue Year: 54/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 121-141
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Polish