PSY494H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ataraxia, Eudaimonia, Behaviorism
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Flew off the handle; burning w desire, overcome w grief; beside oneself w anger; heartbroken; alight w joy: denote intensity beyond our control, commandeers our body and mind, temp, pain, emotions as irrational, dangerous entities, having vs. Emotional inquiry: why are we interested in emotions, they underpin our very existence; one of most fundamental things that connects us, (cid:224) kinder to each other, compassionate, pro social, big push to develop eudaimonia thru intellectual development and gaining wealth (have more resources to be happy), esthetics, (cid:224) behave morally, ethik aret : virtue of character, excellence. Passions: passive states we endure that we don"t have much control over (no agency), note directly accessible to rational influence: things we suffer, many emotions, envy, anger, jealousy, hate, can conflict with the goal of being morally virtuous, good life as a moral imperative to strive towards.
