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1. On page 61, Manne says that men’s displayed hostility towards women “is compatible with their being egalitarians in the abstract”. Do you think that a man can…
Have you ever been accused of feeling too much or too little as it relates to pain? Have you ever been called “a tough guy” or “a faker”…
Part 1. Introduction. This blog puts Lisa Barrett’s constructivist theory of mental events, especially of emotions, with the phenomenological view. The question emerges from (1) the seeming incompatibility…
In her work, How Emotions are Made, Lisa Barrett makes many bold assertions. Her mission throughout the book is clear — she’s seeking to debunk long held theories…
Philosophy of Emotions 10/8 Summary So, the first half of last class we talked about possible blog topics and Dr. Gallegos highlighted the importance of really finding something…
1. Strawson thinks that the truth/falsity of determinism thesis cannot be relevant to how we choose to act (such as the choice of suspending a certain kind of…
Introduction In the introduction of her novel Down Girl, Kate Manne breaks down the current “Naive Concept of Misogyny”–using fascinating case studies and illustrative examples–to effectively rebuild her…
Here, I will summarize our discussion on the Introduction and Chapter 1 of Lisa Barrett’s book “How Emotions are Made.” In the introduction, Barrett describes the Classical View…
We have been discussing Lisa Barrett’s constructivist view of emotions. In her theory, Barrett has rejected the classical view of emotions. The classical view argues that our emotions…