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Reasons of Which Reason Knows Not
- Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 12, Number 1, March 2005
- pp. 31-41
- 10.1353/ppp.2005.0018
- Article
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How is it possible for unconscious states to function as reasons? Two challenges are considered—one concerning the apparent dependence of normativity on self-knowledge, the other concerning the apparent irrationality of the unconscious. Both challenges are addressed through a discussion of 'spatial reasoning', which helps to make sense of 'emotional reasoning' as well.