The philosophy of emotion and perception investigates how our emotional responses and perceptual experiences inform and shape our understanding of the world. This field interrogates the distinct ...

Imagine you have a garden. It’s lush and green with beautiful flowers, and like all gardens, it requires tending. You go out dutifully to do the necessary work, but every day, there they are: the ...

This talk by Ami Harbin, associate professor of philosophy and women and gender studies at Oakland University, considers the therapist-client relationship in therapeutic encounters, bringing insights ...

A person’s facial expression provides crucial information for us to recognize their emotions. But there’s much more to this process than that. This is according to the research conducted by Dr. Leda ...

If you ask people to come up with a list of emotions, love is usually one of the first they mention. It is an ever-present topic in human life and culture. One study found that love was rated as the ...

One difference between guilt and shame, French philosopher Frédéric Gros points out in his book “A Philosophy of Shame: A Revolutionary Emotion,” lies in how we understand their opposites. The absence ...

Enter a school of education today and you’re likely to hear a phrase like this: “IQ is good, but EQ [emotional intelligence] is essential.” This reflects a profound shift in how we think about ...