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Emotion: an introductory picture

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What is emotion? This free course, Emotion: an introductory picture, takes a philosophical approach to this question in an attempt to understand why people respond to events in a certain way. Is there a difference between an emotion and a bodily feeling or is one a consequence of the other?

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 Introduction: a picture of emotion
  • 1 Introduction: a picture of emotion
  • 2 The ‘What is…?’ question
  • 2 The ‘What is…?’ question
  • 2.1 Philosophy and science
  • 2.2 Identifying emotions
  • 2.3 Essential properties and central cases
  • 2.4 Components, causes and effects
  • 3 Emotions as bodily feelings
  • 3 Emotions as bodily feelings
  • 3.1 William James
  • 3.2 Understanding James's account
  • 3.3 Emotion, motivation and action
  • 3.4 Cognitive and non-cognitive states
  • 3.5 Emotions as passions
  • 3.6 Assessing James's argument
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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