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Emotion: an introductory picture
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What is emotion? This free course, Emotion: an introductory picture, takes a philosophical approach to this question in an attempt to understand why people respond to events in a certain way. Is there a difference between an emotion and a bodily feeling or is one a consequence of the other?
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- discuss basic philosophical questions concerning the nature of emotions
- discuss some of the philosophical literature on this subject by William James
- understand problems concerning the nature of emotions and discuss them in a philosophical way.
First Published: 09/08/2012
Updated: 18/01/2016
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