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."
Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotions
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 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
Taught by
Robert C. Solomon, Ph.D.
