Emoții și sentimente la Robert C. Solomon
Emotions and Feelings in Robert C. Solomon

Summary/Abstract: In this study we analyze Robert C. Solomon’s conception of emotions and feelings. According to the theory under investigation, everything we think and do is necessarily grounded in the entire domain of our affects (passions), a domain that includes emotions, feelings, moods, desires, and so on. We will focus on emotions and feelings, the most important affects, and the main question concerns the role of the intellect in their formation and manifestation. In order to answer this question, we must first trace the stages of Solomon’s hypothesis: the critique of historical theories (Romanticism, modern existentialism, contemporary determinism, etc.); the relationship between the “parts” of affects (emotion–feeling–emotional state; emotions–intellect–consciousness, etc.). Finally, we will reach an understanding of the functioning of the psyche on the basis of the unity between emotions and feelings, on the one hand, and reason, on the other, while also examining the implications of this unity.

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