ABOUT |
Prof. Gabriel Greenberg [gabriel.greenberg@gmail.com]
PHIL 281: Philosophy of Mind • Winter 2022 • UCLA Philosophy 386: Graduate Seminar in Philosophy of Mind (Stanford) When: Wed 2-5 Where: Dodd 325 Office hours: Thurs 1-2 |
SYLLABUS |
This course will investigate the nature of the emotions and how they are expressed. The first half of the seminar will focus on the emotions themselves, from the perspective of neuroscience, cognitive science, philosophy, and feminist theory. The second half of the seminar will focus on the expression of emotions in faces, emoji, emotive language, music, and art.
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Course materials (external link)
Part I. Emotions
1. Introduction: emotion and cognition
1/5 On zoom |
2. Neuroscience
1/12 On zoom |
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Reading: Anderson and Adolphs (2018) The Neuroscience of Emotion: A New Synthesis
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3. Cognitive science
1/19 On zoom |
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Reading: Ortony, Clore, and Collins (1988) The Cognitive Structure of Emotion
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Sunday 2/6: Short Paper Due
Part II. Expression
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Sunday 2/27: Schedule meeting to discuss final paper handout
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Sunday 3/20: Long paper due
Collections:
- Barrett, Lewis, and Jones (2016) Handbook of Emotions
- Gregg and Seigworth (2010) The Affect Theory Reader
- Russell, Fernández-dols, Miguel, and George (1997) The Psychology of Facial Expression
- Fernández-dols and Russell (2017) The Science of Facial Expression
- Solomon (2004) Thinking about Feeling: Contemporary Philosophers on Emotions