Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotions

A distinguished philosopher and author takes you on a tour of his more than three-decade-long intellectual struggle to reach an understanding of emotions: "the key to the meaning of life."

• By This Professor
• 01: Emotions as Engagements with the World
• 02: The Wrath of Achilles
• 03: It's Good to Be Afraid
• 04: Lessons of Love-Plato's Symposium
• 05: We Are Not Alone-Compassion and Empathy
• 06: Noble? or Deadly Sin? Pride and Shame
• 07: Nasty-Iago's Envy, Othello's Jealousy
• 08: Nastier-Resentment and Vengeance
• 09: A Death in the Family-The Logic of Grief
• 10: James and the Bear-Emotions and Feelings
• 11: Freud's Catharsis-the Hydraulic Model
• 12: Are Emotions "in" the Mind?
• 13: How Emotions Are Intelligent
• 14: Emotions as Judgments
• 15: Beyond Boohoo and Hooray
• 16: Emotions Are Rational
• 17: Emotions and Responsibility
• 18: Emotions in Ethics
• 19: Emotions and the Self
• 20: What Is Emotional Experience?
• 21: Emotions across Cultures-Universals
• 22: Emotions across Cultures-Differences
• 23: Laughter and Music
• 24: Happiness and Spirituality