<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In recent decades, there has been a renewed attention to the emotions amongst scientists of different disciplines: psychology, psychiatry, neurobiology, cognitive science, computer science, sociology, economics, and many others. There are many research centers and scientific journals devoted to affective states already existing. However, studies of emotion have a very long history - especially in philosophy (anthropology, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and rhetoric). Philosophers first raised many important questions about emotions and their contribution to the discovery of the nature of emotions is very important. The aim of the article is the reconstruction of the views on emotions of particular thinkers in history of philosophy.</p></abstract>

In recent decades, there has been a renewed attention to the emotions amongst scientists of different disciplines: psychology, psychiatry, neurobiology, cognitive science, computer science, sociology, economics, and many others. There are many research centers and scientific journals devoted to affective states already existing. However, studies of emotion have a very long history - especially in philosophy (anthropology, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and rhetoric). Philosophers first raised many important questions about emotions and their contribution to the discovery of the nature of emotions is very important. The aim of the article is the reconstruction of the views on emotions of particular thinkers in history of philosophy.

Emotions in Philosophy. A Short Introduction

University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow,

Studia Humana

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In recent decades, there has been a renewed attention to the emotions amongst scientists of different disciplines: psychology, psychiatry, neurobiology,...

Emotions in Philosophy. A Short Introduction

Published Online: Nov 16, 2016

Page range: 8 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sh-2016-0011

Keywords
passions, emotions, ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy, modern philosophy

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Emotions in Philosophy. A Short Introduction

Published Online: Nov 16, 2016

Page range: 8 - 20

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sh-2016-0011

Keywordspassions, emotions, ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy, modern philosophy

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
passions, emotions, ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy, modern philosophy