Emotion: The Philosophy of Feeling

Are Emotions Rational?

Are emotions rational? The Stoics said no — emotions are judgments. Modern philosophers ask whether emotions can be fitting or wise. A clear introduction.

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What Is Emotion?

What is an emotion? Explore feeling theories, cognitive and appraisal views, and how emotions relate to reason, action, and the self. A philosophical introduction.

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What Is the Philosophy of Emotion?

The philosophy of emotion asks what emotions are, whether they can be rational, and how they shape ethics, knowledge, and the self. A guide to the field.

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Stoicism and Emotions: What the Stoics Really Taught

Stoicism does not teach the suppression of emotions. Explore the Stoic theory of the passions, the good emotions, and the discipline of feeling well.

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Love

A philosophical exploration of love through Plato's Symposium, Aristotle's friendship, Stoic and existential perspectives, and the connection between love, virtue, and human flourishing.

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Compassion

An archive entry on compassion as a disciplined response to suffering across Buddhist ethics and other wisdom traditions.

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Martha Nussbaum: Philosophy, Quotes & Legacy

A comprehensive overview of Martha Nussbaum's philosophy, including the capabilities approach, her work on emotions, and her contributions to political philosophy and ethics.

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David Hume

Scottish philosopher whose empiricist investigation of knowledge, causation, and morality reshaped modern philosophy and provoked Kant's critical turn.

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Baruch Spinoza

Dutch philosopher whose rationalist metaphysics, ethical theory, and account of the emotions influenced later thought on freedom, determinism, and the intellectual love of God.

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Aristotle

An evidence-led introduction to Aristotle, the fourth-century BCE Greek philosopher whose work shaped ethics, logic, metaphysics, and accounts of human flourishing.

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Nicomachean Ethics

An evidence-led guide to Aristotle's inquiry into flourishing, virtue, friendship, practical wisdom, and the good human life.

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Philosophy of Emotion

An introduction to the philosophy of emotion, from Aristotle, Spinoza, and Hume to contemporary theories of emotion as judgment, perception, and embodied response, and the debate over whether emotions can be rational.

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Philosophy of Psychology

An introduction to the philosophy of psychology — the study of the assumptions, methods, and explanatory claims of psychological science, from folk psychology to the cognitive revolution.

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Philosophy of Mind

An introduction to the philosophy of mind, examining consciousness, mental states, the mind-body problem, dualism, physicalism, and functionalism from Descartes to contemporary cognitive science.

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Philosophy of Mind & Consciousness: A Learning Path Through Mind, Self & Reality

A structured learning path through the philosophy of mind and consciousness — from Descartes' dualism and the hard problem of consciousness to personal identity, free will, and the possibility of artificial consciousness.

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Understanding Yourself

A learning path through self-knowledge, identity, wisdom, and practical discernment — from Socrates to modern philosophy.

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