Critical reflection, self-knowledge, and the emotions

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    Abstract

    Drawing on recent cognitive theories of the emotions, this article develops an account of critical reflection as requiring emotional flexibility and involving the ability to envisage alternative reasons for action. The focus on the role of emotions in critical reflection, and in agents' resistance to reflection, suggests the need to move beyond an introspective to a more social and relational conception of the process of reflection. It also casts new light on the intractable problem of explaining how oppressive socialisation impairs the capacity for autonomy.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)186-206
    Number of pages21
    JournalPhilosophical explorations: an international journal for the philosophy of mind and action
    Volume5
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2002

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