PSYC18H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Epicurus, Stoicism
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Emotions are motivating, helps us with connections with others, effects health (mental/physical) History: - ancient greece: hippocrates physical manifestation of emotions 4 body liquid/humors- maintain balance; epicurus seeking pleasure and avoid pain. Aurelius (stoics) strive for control and freedom from passion; aristotle strive for moderation. Descartes (rationalism) reason guides passion vs hume (sentimentalism): passion guide reason. Darwin: emotions are vestiges of evolution; freud: emotion and mental health; William james: father of emotion science; james-lang theory. Feelings, cognitions, brain & body, behaviours: - agree all of elements are important. They disagree on whether these elements create an emotion vs. reflect an emotion. Nominal kinds building blocks of social sciences observer dependent categories (artifacts of the human mind) social sciences i. e. money or race. Natural kinds- building blocks for the natural sciences; observer-independent. Categories (there no matter who is looking) natural kinds. Theories of emotions differ: basic emotions is natural kinds already exists. Appraisal middle of nominal/natural predetermine package triggered with stimulus.
