scholarly journals The Aesthetic Dimension of Passion

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
pp. 111-133
Author(s):  
Sebastian Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Psychoanalytic Theory ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Art And Literature ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
Philosophy Of Emotion ◽  
The Aesthetic

AbstractThis paper is stimulated by and indebted to a study by Charles Altieri of the ways in which affect is present and articulated in art and literature, which, he argues, hold significance for the philosophy of emotion. I focus on Altieri's thesis that affective states may have aesthetic qualities and value. I pursue this notion first with reference to Nietzsche's attempt to recruit affect as a means of countering Schopenhauer's pessimism. I then attempt to show the coherence of the (on the face of it problematic) notion that passion may exhibit an aesthetic dimension, drawing on Richard Wollheim's account of certain ideas in psychoanalytic theory, for which I suggest precedents in the history of philosophy.

Nature's Metabolism: On Eating in Derrida, Agamben, and Spinoza

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-217
Author(s):  
Julie Klein
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Jacques Derrida ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Transcendental Subjectivity ◽  
Giorgio Agamben ◽  
Important Resource ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of

AbstractThis article studies a series of provocative references to Spinoza by Jacques Derrida and Giorgio Agamben. For both contemporary philosophers, the context is discussions of eating, a subject matter that turns out to involve such central issues as subjectivity, nature, ethics, and teleology. Each situates Spinoza in a counter-history of philosophy and suggests that Spinoza constitutes an important resource for contemporary reflections. Through an analysis of the three philosophers' texts about eating, nutrition, and being metabolized, I argue that Spinoza's nonteleological, nonhumanistic conception of nature remains a radical possibility, even in the face of contemporary attempts to think outside the canonical discourses of transcendental subjectivity, technological reason, and teleological ethics. Spinoza's position is, in the end, more uncompromising than that of Derrida or Agamben.

scholarly journals Emotions in Philosophy. A Short Introduction

Studia Humana ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 8-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Dąbrowski
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Research Centers ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
History Of

Abstract In recent decades, there has been a renewed attention to the emotions amongst scientists of different disciplines: psychology, psychiatry, neurobiology, cognitive science, computer science, sociology, economics, and many others. There are many research centers and scientific journals devoted to affective states already existing. However, studies of emotion have a very long history - especially in philosophy (anthropology, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and rhetoric). Philosophers first raised many important questions about emotions and their contribution to the discovery of the nature of emotions is very important. The aim of the article is the reconstruction of the views on emotions of particular thinkers in history of philosophy.

scholarly journals Digital Cosmetics

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-580
Author(s):  
Massimo Leone
Keyword(s):  
Social Bias ◽  
Digital Version ◽  
Urgent Task ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Facial Images

AbstractThe earliest extant depictions of the human face are not simply realistic but represented through specific technologies (means) and techniques (styles). In these representations, the face was probably idealized in order to empower its agency through simulacra. The history of art sees humans become increasingly aware of the impact of technology and technique on the production of visual representations of the face. With photography, and even more so with its digital version, technology is developed, hidden, and miniaturized so as to democratize and market technique. The result, however, a naturalization of technology, is increasingly problematic in the era of algorithms: artificial intelligence absorbs the social bias of its engineers. This is particularly evident in the domain of “digital cosmetics”: successful apps are used to process and share billions of facial images, yet few critically reflect on the aesthetic ideology underpinning them. This is an urgent task for visual, social, and cultural semiotics.

Religious Philosophy: Hegel's Occasional Perplexity in the Face of the Distinction Between Philosophy and Religion

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Bernasconi
Keyword(s):  
Indian Philosophy ◽  
Central Place ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Religious Philosophy ◽  
Large Measure ◽  
Philosophy And Religion ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of

Hegel is widely recognized as the preeminent philosopher of the history of philosophy. His Lectures on the History of Philosophy are designed in large measure to answer questions about philosophy's apparent futility by reformulating the presentation of the seemingly pointless succession of forms of philosophy so as to show its organic development (Hegel, 1994, 24). To reveal the proper shape of the history of philosophy, what is extraneous to it had to be omitted. Much that had previously been regarded as philosophy was now to be treated under the heading of religion. The distinction between philosophy and religion, the decision as to what was philosophy and what was religion, took on an importance it had previously lacked. Although subsequent historians of philosophy did not always share Hegel's concern to show the organic development of the history of philosophy, his decisions about what was to be included and what excluded from philosophy proved particularly important in respect of the question of the place subsequently given to Indian philosophy. For this reason Hegel deservedly holds a central place in current discussions about the philosophical canon.

The Logic of Chastity: Women, Sex, and the History of Philosophy in the Early Modern Period

Hypatia ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Early Modern Period ◽  
History Of Philosophy ◽  
Philosophical Thought ◽  
Ethical Position ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of

Before women could become visible as philosophers, they had first to become visible as rational autonomous thinkers. A social and ethical position holding that chastity was the most important virtue for women, and that rationality and chastity were incompatible, was a significant impediment to accepting women's capacity for philosophical thought. Thus one of the first tasks for women was to confront this belief and argue for their rationality in the face of a self-referential dilemma.

Group Experiences and Individual Differences in Stuttering

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 4335-4350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth E. Tichenor ◽  
J. Scott Yaruss
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Affective States ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Group Experiences ◽  
History Of ◽  
Adults Who Stutter

Purpose This study explored group experiences and individual differences in the behaviors, thoughts, and feelings perceived by adults who stutter. Respondents' goals when speaking and prior participation in self-help/support groups were used to predict individual differences in reported behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. Method In this study, 502 adults who stutter completed a survey examining their behaviors, thoughts, and feelings in and around moments of stuttering. Data were analyzed to determine distributions of group and individual experiences. Results Speakers reported experiencing a wide range of both overt behaviors (e.g., repetitions) and covert behaviors (e.g., remaining silent, choosing not to speak). Having the goal of not stuttering when speaking was significantly associated with more covert behaviors and more negative cognitive and affective states, whereas a history of self-help/support group participation was significantly associated with a decreased probability of these behaviors and states. Conclusion Data from this survey suggest that participating in self-help/support groups and having a goal of communicating freely (as opposed to trying not to stutter) are associated with less negative life outcomes due to stuttering. Results further indicate that the behaviors, thoughts, and experiences most commonly reported by speakers may not be those that are most readily observed by listeners.

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