Ethics and overcoming odious passions
Mitigating Radicalisation and Extremism Through Shared Human Values in Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5796064 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fadi Daou (0000-0003-0172-2112), M Bühlmann Quero, Erin Green (0000-0002-8174-7004), Ivana Zagorac (0000-0003-4487-2102), John Mohan Razu |
| Editors | Ignace Haaz (0000-0003-1064-7994), Jakob Bühlmann Quero, Khushwant Singh (0000-0002-2474-232X) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Ethics and overcoming odious passions (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Globethics Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.58863/20.500.12424/4292368 |
| OpenAlex | W4385671321 |
| ISBN | 9782889315338 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
Preamble: the question of the value of our emotional lifeTo know ourselves better, and find a good level of assurance when it comes to live our emotional life, there are two main views on the importance of emotions overall, either a rather tragic or sceptic and pessimistic assumption, that we better fasten our seatbelts and watch the red lines of demarcation between our reason-based actions and, what on the other side of the frontier of reason is essentially moving us into some sort of carnival dance, as we are relentlessly affected by a universal entropy, or "branle", as Montaigne noted in his Essays, this movement is that of the world itself, as natural dynamical whole, and a societal grease, and probably even plunge them into the mess.Because it is from manure that fertilizer is made, and roses also grow in manure.However, nothing grows by watering fields with rose petals.According to the first law of universal thermodynamics, energy is neither created nor destroyed, but it transforms.It recycles itself.And according to the second law, the law of entropy, it disperses.Entropos means in Greek 'that which goes towards chaos.'That is why everything in the universe slows down, cools down, and disperses.If you take a ball, throw it, and make no effort to maintain its momentum, it will eventually stop.Similarly, if you take a cup of hot tea and make no effort to keep it warm, it will eventually cool down.Nevertheless, in order not to die and disappear into chaos, life must prevent its energy from dispersing.It needs to stay in motion and preserve its warmth.In addition, to sustain movement and warmth, it must go against the universal tendency of entropy towards slowing down and cooling down.To stay alive, it must make efforts.Because when it is cold and no longer moving, it is generally not a good sign.Yet making efforts is uncomfortable, restrictive, frustrating, and sometimes even painful.However, the reward is worth it.Etymologically, the word "reward" means "benefit in compensation for an effort."That is why our bodies encourage and celebrate our efforts through hormones of motivation and well-being.As long as we make efforts, it knows that we are taking care of it.Dopamine, endorphins, serotonin, oxytocin, or melatonin are nothing more than its way of encouraging and rewarding our efforts.Without effort, there is no comfort.When we make efforts, we develop and maintain the resources and skills we need to stay alive.On the contrary, when we don't make an effort to take care of ourselves, our bodies become concerned; and the more it worries, the more stressed it becomes
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |