Abstract
This paper explores the phenomenon of meta-emotions. Meta-emotions are emotions people have about their own emotions. We analyze the intentional structure of meta-emotions and show how psychological findings support our account. Acknowledgement of meta-emotions can elucidate a number of important issues in the philosophy of mind and, more specifically, the philosophy and psychology of emotions. Among them are (allegedly) ambivalent or paradoxical emotions, emotional communication, emotional self-regulation, privileged access failure for repressed emotions, and survivor guilt.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 179-204 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Grazer Philosophische Studien |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2006 |