Existential moods as resonances of being
Anchoring existential psychology in nature—An outline
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20400656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henrik Høgh‐Olesen (0000-0003-4715-7243, Aarhus University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 835-855 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-3543 • E-ISSN: 1461-7447 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09593543231185349 |
| OpenAlex | W4383955273 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
An overview is provided of the psychological constituents of the emotional register, and special focus is given to the longer-lasting existential moods—our being-attuned to being—that we as humans experience. The classic concepts of existentialism (Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Sartre) are reviewed and challenged. Moods, such as emptiness, meaninglessness, existential anxiety for freedom and nothingness, have not always been dominating aspects of human existence, nor are they today. These moods primarily stem from urbanity and modernity; but worldwide the majority of people do not know what autonomy, freedom, and relativity means. The outer as well as the inner nature of humans, and of human existence, are underexposed in classic and modern existential thinking. The aim here is to remedy this shortcoming by presenting an empirically anchored outline of a natural existential psychology, which, based on modern neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, comparative psychology, and phenomenology, provides further knowledge about our basic existential moods and our species-specific resonances of being-in-the-world
Emptiness · Epistemology · Existentialism · Nothing · Action Observation and Synchronization · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
Best laid schemes
The Aesthetic Animal
Forms of Vitality (DRAFT)
Human Emotions
Feelings of Being
Sensation seeking and risky behavior.
Conflict, arousal, and curiosity.
The expression of the emotions in man and animals.
The somatic marker hypothesis and the possible functions of the prefrontal cortex
Basic Emotions
Chapter 4 Affect as a Psychological Primitive
Just think
Core affect and the psychological construction of emotion.
Appetence, Key Stimuli, and Core Affects
Adaptive Imagination
Emotion, core affect, and psychological construction
Being and Nothingness
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |