Emotions & Human Nature - Robert Solomon (1979)

[@divertissementmonas]

That's a refreshing lecture. A philosopher talking about emotions rather than reason. We need more of these as some sort of damage control preventing psychologists from brainwashing everyone...

[@sandb1867]

Good lecture and there were some really good nuggets. I agree we essentially "create" emotion by creating and building up beliefs (projection). However there are some universal and basic emotions and they are universally manifested the same way -- it's not just a cultural phenomenon or a learned response. For example sadness as a result of loss, especially deep loss.

[@Anhedonxia]

My thoughts exactly. I think he overreached a bit.

[@languagegame410]

love it... i recently finished listening to the 24-lecture series on Nietzsche by Robert Solomon and Kathleen Higgins... that was excellent as well.

[@JoeK313]

Thank you!

[@Ash-so2sr]

His later nietzsche lectures were very very good!

[@languagegame410]

indeed!

[@ThatsUncanny123]

57:00 "EMOTIONS ARE THE MOST DUARBLE THINGS IN OUR LIVES"

[@Ash-so2sr]

What a mighty upperlip!

[@amanchandekar4075]

Nice

[@TokyoShemp]

The people laughing couldn't possibly have understood anything he was trying to convey.

[@Brooder85]

Agree. A laughing audience during a serious lecture is a sign that the listeners are simple minded.

[@TokyoShemp]

@@Brooder85 Unfortunately imho, most people are conformists and do not even realise they were conditioned into narcissism. Krishnamurti spoke out against treating philosophy as entertainment.

[@viking3744344]

Indeed. There is nothing I hate more.

[@EUMmusic]

@@TokyoShemp that sounds like something a conformist would say

[@VoloBonja]

@@Brooder85 no. Lector is making jokes here and there, audience should stay silent? You are probably ashamed by your laugh, but that's your problem

[@Kurzbraten]

Mr. Solomon keeps on contradicting himself, btw. during this lecture in order to state his own paradigm, but hey- we're 50 years on the product of your inconsistencies, thanks for nothing!

[@Philosophy_Overdose]

And where exactly are these contradictions that you speak of?

[@ianjohnson458]

What contradictions?

[@Lobishomem]

As to your comment, “thanks for nothing!”

[@異世界おじさん-u1v]

and maybe it's purpose is just to make you think critically.. realizing that you find contradictions in his premises, in itself it already served its purpose.

[@VoloBonja]

Yeah, right. So, could your comment include at least one of the contradictions?