Theory of Knowledge: Emotion Day 2

By kuzma_b  

ToK, Emotion Day 2, Monday, October 2nd

 

  • Discuss Inside Out
  • 6 Major Theories of Emotion
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYfoGTIG7pY
  • Born Worried? Is anxiety all in genes?
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/10/when-health-ignorance-is-bliss/381370/
  • Problems of Emotion from Lagemaat
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=158&v=8li-3pRrA5Y
  • The importance of being emotional
     

 

Homework:
Emotion is a state of feeling in response to a stimulus.  How does emotion impact our knowledge?
 
What constitutes an emotion? Is emotion knowledge itself?
 

Is there any area of knowledge that needs a lack of emotion in order for it to flourish?