1. Emotion

2. It’s commonly thought we use reason most of the time and that emotions occasionally flare up We eat chocolate because we like the taste We get angry at racism We like our friends

3. Separation of Emotion & Reason Plato - 427-347BC wisdom & passion are two horses pulling the chariot in different directions Descatre - 1637 I think, therefore I am Judeo-Christian Separation of Body & Soul

4. Mechanistic view Reason comes from the Mind & Emotions come from the Body = Reason is Superior

5. ‘’listen to the voice of reason’’ ‘’use your higher faculties’’ ‘’don’t be so emotional’’ ‘’don’t be hysterical’’

6. Leads to… theory that emotions are a redundant evolutionary adaptation from our savage past

7. Negative perspective (shame) anxiety mental illness psychology

8. Many of us experience our emotions passively… we suppress them… we don’t think critically about them… and we certainly don’t consider how they help us acquire knowledge.

9. Problem Definition e.g. how many different types of love can you think of?

10. What’s the difference between Feeling & Emotion? Try and group these Theory of knowledge by Nicholas Alchin, p.101

11. Feelings & Emotions are obviously different but we can’t separate them in discussion e.g. I may have a certain emotion about feeling hungry, cold, or dizzy

12. One possible classification: Where the emotions originate instinctive emotions, e.g. anger, love social emotions, e.g. guilt, shame How we express the emotions inward looking that draw us in to ourselves, e.g. fear outward looking where we’re drawn out of ourselves, e.g. wonder

13. Instinctive Inward looking Outward looking Social

14. Angst Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) Existentialism Fear of your own freedom - responsibility to God - responsibilities to self and others