Gracefully written in a conversational style, A Sentimentalist Theory of Mind can easily be read in a few days...The conversation here is between professional philosophers already deeply familiar with some touchstone figures (Hume, Kant, Frege), movements (rationalism, empiricism, moral sentimentalism), and technical notions (direction of fit, altruism, and many others). For those ready to join the conversation, though, the result is an...always interesting picture of the mind.
Timothy Schroeder, Mind
Slote's book, while not big in size, is great in significance, not only because he shares with us a plethora of important insights (only a small sample of which is summarized above), but also -- and more significantly -- because he develops a number of provocative ideas to stimulate our further thinking.
Yong Huang, Dao
To sum it up. Slote's book is important because of the balance it brings with its interpretation of the mind in terms of emotion/sentiment/feeling/affect. In this sense it fills a conceptual gap. More particularly, Slote offers us worthwhile remarks about feeling/emotion and particular emotions/feelings. Finally, his attempt at explaining the mind can be read in holistic light. The number of endnotes to this review reflect, I hope, how much Slote's book is a significant contribution for anyone interested in issues pertaining to affectivity.
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