Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotion Courses for 2016

Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotion

Asclepius Courses for 2016

Tuesday January 12 2016 10am-12

Asclepius Centre;

33A Walter Road, Uplands, Swansea

SA1 5NW

01792 480245

07592330467

Fear, joy, grief, love, hate, pride, shame. We all have emotions, and we recognize emotions in others. But do we really understand what emotions are and what they signify? It is remarkable how often we are wrong about our own emotions and misread the emotions of others. We also deceive ourselves about their meaning. The more we puzzle over the nature of emotions, the deeper the mystery becomes. It is a mystery that is by no means solved, but one that repays careful, philosophical analysis.

Far from being routine, emotions are "the key to the meaning of life," in these 10 sessions we will go on a tour to reach an understanding of these complex phenomena. .

We will look at philosophers, including Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Descartes, Adam Smith, Nietzsche, William James, Freud, Heidegger, and Sartre. We will discusses the portrayal of emotions in writers and artists including Homer, Shakespeare, Melville, Dostoevsky, and Picasso.

The course will comprise of ten two hour sessions and will cost £50