Upheavals of thought

The Intelligence of Emotions

Bibliographic Data

ID6531536
AuthorsMartha C Nussbaum, Martha Nussbaum
Year2001
Pages751
Publication date2001-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
Reviewed byUpheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions, Donald Wesling, 2003
VenueUpheavals of thought (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511840715
ISBN9780511840715
Open LibraryOL15513624M
LanguageEN
Citations received1,168

Emotions shape the landscape of our mental and social lives. Like geological upheavals in a landscape, they mark our lives as uneven, uncertain and prone to reversal. Are they simply, as some have claimed, animal energies or impulses with no connection to our thoughts? Or are they rather suffused with intelligence and discernment, and thus a source of deep awareness and understanding? In this compelling book, Martha C. Nussbaum presents a powerful argument for treating emotions not as alien forces but as highly discriminating responses to what is of value and importance. She explores and illuminates the structure of a wide range of emotions, in particular compassion and love, showing that there can be no adequate ethical theory without an adequate theory of the emotions. This involves understanding their cultural sources, their history in infancy and childhood, and their sometimes unpredictable and disorderly operations in our daily lives.

Emotions · Emotions and cognition · Moral and ethical aspects · Sociological aspects · Aspect sociologique · Emoties · Emotion · Émotions et cognition · Emotivism · Émotivisme · Ethik · Ethische aspecten · Gefühl · Intelligence · Kognition · Moral and ethical aspects of Emotions · Philosophy · sociological aspects · Sociological aspects of Emotions · Sociology