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The Emotions
Are emotions always irrational?
• Can they be justified?• What about gender stereotyping?
Language
• Is emotion language dependent?• Does this make it less valid?• Does an emotion count if it
can’t be expressed in words?
Private vs Public
• Is emotion private knowledge?• If so, is there a problem with it
as a Way of Knowing?
Knowledge Claims
• Should emotion ever be used to evaluate knowledge claims?•What potential problems can
you see with this idea?
Ethics
• How do our emotions determine our ethical evaluations?• Is morality a rational
endeavour?
Emotional Intelligence
• Becoming aware of your own feelings as they are happening is a cornerstone of Emotional Intelligence.
• How might we do this?• Can you see any problems if this is taken to
extremes?
Emotional Intelligence
• Can you think of a time when you as the knower have been emotionally hijacked and only later regretted your actions and/or words?
• What could you have done to avoid this moment? Did you learn from this or do you continue to make the same mistakes?
• What does this say about emotion as a WOK?
You as the knower
Possible Knowledge Issues:
• To what extent is it ever acceptable to blame your actions on your emotions?
• To what extent can we ever be sure of other people’s emotions?