Date of Award
8-7-2018
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Philosophy
First Advisor
Eddy Nahmias
Second Advisor
Andrea Scarantino
Abstract
In this paper, I consider a philosophical model of self-control recently developed by Chandra Sripada (2010, 2012) and inspired by current dual-process models in both the sciences of the mind and philosophy. Sripada argues that the mind is bifurcated into two motivational systems that correspond to Emotion and Reason and that to exercise self-control is to act in accordance with reason when it comes into conflict with emotion. I argue that Sripada’s model rests on two false assumptions, that emotions are cognitively impenetrable and that self-control is always about taming our emotions. Based on these arguments, I conclude that our capacity for self-control cannot be understood in terms of a divided-mind and consider a structural model of self-control recently developed by Kentaro Fujita (2016).
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/12206459
Recommended Citation
McGuire, Mara, "Reining In The Passions: The Role Of Emotions In Understanding Self-Control." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2018.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/12206459