Atención selectiva y moral heroica. El vigor de William James frente a la crisis de Fin de Siècle
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2020-10-20
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Fondo Editorial
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En los Principios de Psicología William James defiende una versión activa de la mente en donde el recorte del mundo es llevado a cabo por la atención selectiva. Este fenómeno que es entendido como esfuerzo de la voluntad, gravita entre lo psicológico y lo moral y es una apuesta vigorosa que viene a enfrentar tanto al determinismo propio del espíritu positivo de la época, como a las actitudes cínicas y pesimistas que de esta visión se siguen. Explicitaremos la psicología del vigor, sus consecuencias prácticas, como esta propuesta se ubica en la crisis de fin de siècle y las diferencias de matices que se da en relación con publicaciones posteriores con el objetivo de hacer un aporte tanto al entendimiento del concepto strenuous mood como a la cuestión del heroísmo en la reflexión del filósofo norteamericano.
“Selective attention and heroic morality. The vigor of William James in the face of the Fin de Siècle crisis”. In the Principles of Psychology William James support an active version of the mind in which the world is the result of selective attention. This phenomena, which is understood as effort of the will, gravitates between the psychological and the moral sphere and is a vigorous proposal that confronts both the determinism of the positive spirit of the time, and the cynical and pessimistic attitudes that follow this vision. We will explain the psychology of vigor, its practical consequences, how this proposal is situated in the fin de siècle crisis and the differences of nuances that occur in relation to later publications. Our goal is to make a contribution to both the understanding of the concept of strenuous mood and the issue of heroism in the thought of the North american philosopher.
“Selective attention and heroic morality. The vigor of William James in the face of the Fin de Siècle crisis”. In the Principles of Psychology William James support an active version of the mind in which the world is the result of selective attention. This phenomena, which is understood as effort of the will, gravitates between the psychological and the moral sphere and is a vigorous proposal that confronts both the determinism of the positive spirit of the time, and the cynical and pessimistic attitudes that follow this vision. We will explain the psychology of vigor, its practical consequences, how this proposal is situated in the fin de siècle crisis and the differences of nuances that occur in relation to later publications. Our goal is to make a contribution to both the understanding of the concept of strenuous mood and the issue of heroism in the thought of the North american philosopher.
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Atención selectiva, Psicología, Fin de siécle, Strenuous mood, William James
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