The author presents a new philosophical theory according to which we need intuitions and emotions in order to have objective moral knowledge, which is called affectual intuitionism. Affectual Intuitionism combines ethical intuitionism with a cognitive theory of emotions.

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SABINE ROESER is Professor of Political Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Twente, Associate Professor of Ethics at Delft University of Technology, and managing director of the 3TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology, The Netherlands. She has published articles and edited volumes on Thomas Reid, ethical intuitionism, emotion and risk. She is editor of the volume Reid on Ethics (2010, Palgrave Macmillan).

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Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations PART I: INTUITIONS Ethical Intuitionism Different Forms of Intuitionism Typical Objections against Intuitionism PART II: EMOTIONS Particular Intuitions and Emotions Affectual Intuitionism Epilogue References Index