Philosophy 1230A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Epidural Administration, Road Rage, Louis C.K.
13 Oct 2016
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Study decision making under arousal impact of arousal. Our inability to understand ourselves in a different emotional state does not seem to improve with experience. Irrational self comes alive in an emotional place that we think is familiar: we need to understand the gap between the cold state and hot state. Need to see where the gap benefits our life and where it leads us astray. Lecture notes: (cid:862) elf-love is a good thing, but self-awareness is more important. You need to once in a (cid:449)hile go: u(cid:373), i(cid:859)(cid:373) ki(cid:374)d of a(cid:374) asshole. (cid:863) comedian, louis c. k. Ariely and lowenstein wanted to understand the degree to which rational intelligent individuals can predict how their attitude will change when they are in a state of arousal. Study aim: wanted information that would help communities deal with a variety of social problems (unwanted pregnancy, spread of hiv/aids)
