Emotions in Philosophy. A Short Introduction

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.

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Socrates: A Very Short Introduction

10.1093/actrade/9780198835981.001.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

C. C. W. Taylor

Keyword(s):

History Of Philosophy ◽

Western Philosophy ◽

Short Introduction ◽

Unique Position ◽

History Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Ideal

Socrates has a unique position in the history of philosophy; had it not been for his influence on Plato, the whole development of Western philosophy might have been unimaginably different. Socrates wrote nothing himself so our knowledge of him is derived primarily from the engaging and infuriating figure who appears in Plato’s dialogues. Socrates: A Very Short Introduction explores Socrates’ life and his philosophical activity, before considering the responses his philosophical doctrines have evoked in the centuries since his death. It examines the relationship between the historical Socrates and the Platonic character, and explores the enduring image of Socrates as the ideal exemplar of the philosophic life.

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The Aesthetic Dimension of Passion

Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement ◽

10.1017/s1358246118000711 ◽

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.

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Cognitive Computing and Its Applications

Analyzing Future Applications of AI, Sensors, and Robotics in Society - Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-3499-1.ch004 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 47-68

Author(s):

Sandhya P. ◽

Aishwarya Madhav Mujumdar ◽

Abhijit Biswas

Keyword(s):

Computer Science ◽

Cognitive Science ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Human Perception ◽

Unstructured Data ◽

Cognitive Systems ◽

Cognitive Computing ◽

Personal Lives ◽

History Of ◽

To Come

Cognitive computing is a combination of cognitive science and computer science. Cognitive science is study of the human brain and its functionality whereas computer science seems to have severe impacts in our personal lives, healthcare, etc. Use of massive unstructured data in past few years have led to invention of cognitive systems. Programmable computers focused on fast calculations of large amounts of data whereas cognitive systems are intended towards exploring data, finding new correlations, and context in data in order to come up with new solutions. The goal of cognitive computing is to increase boundaries of human perception instead of replacing the way human thinks. A new industrial revolution in the form of cognitive computing is responsible for job automation healthcare, transportation, home automation, and many more. This chapter includes a brief history of cognitive computing and also the eras of computing in order to understand the growth of cognitive computing in future and also the applications based on cognitive technology.

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Philosophy and Psychology

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199668779.013.36 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Louise Antony ◽

Georges Rey

Keyword(s):

Computer Science ◽

Cognitive Science ◽

Moral Psychology ◽

Research Program ◽

A Priori ◽

Mental States ◽

Noam Chomsky ◽

History Of ◽

The Mind

Philosophy and psychology have always been inseparable, particularly with regard to issues of methodology. The chapter begins with a brief history of the a priori and introspectivist traditions of both, and of the various forms of behaviorism that were a reaction to them. It then turns to the “computational” and “functionalist” approaches to the mind that grew out of the development of the computer and especially the linguistic work of Noam Chomsky. These blossomed into the research program of “cognitive science” that combines work in linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, biology, and computer science to empirically address questions about the nature and architecture of the mind, and issues in semantics, epistemology, and moral psychology. the chapter concludes by briefly discussing two important cases concerning the nature of consciousness, its supposed “unity,” and various forms of self-blindness, which raise surprising empirical questions about our introspective access to our mental states.

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Group Experiences and Individual Differences in Stuttering

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/2019_jslhr-19-00138 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 62 (12) ◽

pp. 4335-4350 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

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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