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Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotions

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A distinguished philosopher and author takes you on a tour of his more than three-decade-long intellectual struggle to reach an understanding of emotions: “the key to the meaning of life.”

Syllabus

  • 01: Emotions as Engagements with the World
  • 02: The Wrath of Achilles
  • 03: It's Good to Be Afraid
  • 04: Lessons of Love-Plato's Symposium
  • 05: We Are Not Alone-Compassion and Empathy
  • 06: Noble? or Deadly Sin? Pride and Shame
  • 07: Nasty-Iago's Envy, Othello's Jealousy
  • 08: Nastier-Resentment and Vengeance
  • 09: A Death in the Family-The Logic of Grief
  • 10: James and the Bear-Emotions and Feelings
  • 11: Freud's Catharsis-the Hydraulic Model
  • 12: Are Emotions “in” the Mind?
  • 13: How Emotions Are Intelligent
  • 14: Emotions as Judgments
  • 15: Beyond Boohoo and Hooray
  • 16: Emotions Are Rational
  • 17: Emotions and Responsibility
  • 18: Emotions in Ethics
  • 19: Emotions and the Self
  • 20: What Is Emotional Experience?
  • 21: Emotions across Cultures-Universals
  • 22: Emotions across Cultures-Differences
  • 23: Laughter and Music
  • 24: Happiness and Spirituality
  • By This Professor

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Robert C. Solomon, Ph.D.

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