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    Moral nature of the dsm-IV cluster B personality disorders
    Journal of Personality Disorders 20 (2): 116-125. 2006.
    Moral considerations do not appear to play a large role in discussions of the DSM-IV personality disorders and debates about their empirical validity. Yet philosophical analysis reveals that the Cluster B personality disorders, in particular, may in fact be moral rather than clinical conditions. This finding has serious consequences for how they should be treated and by whom.
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    In this paper I review some leading developments in the empirical theory of affect. I argue that (1) affect is a distinct perceptual representation governed system, and (2) that there are significant modular factors in affect. The paper concludes with the observation thatfeeler (affective perceptual system) may be a natural kind within cognitive science. The main purpose of the paper is to explore some hitherto unappreciated connections between the theory of affect and the computational theory o…Read more
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    Cognitive modularity of emotion
    In Luc Faucher & Christine Tappolet (eds.), The modularity of emotions, University of Calgary Press. pp. 213-228. 2008.
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    Review of "Strong Feelings: Emotion, Addiction and Human Behavior" by Jon Elster (review)
    Philosophical Review 110 (1): 108. 2001.
    The Diagnostic Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association defines substance dependence, more commonly known as “drug addiction,” as “a cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues use of the substance despite significant substance-related problems. There is a pattern of repeated self-administration that usually results in tolerance, withdrawal, and compulsive drug-taking behavior.” If drug addiction is a matter of compulsio…Read more