This topic draws on the latest theories in psychology and philosophy to explore the nature of emotions, and the role emotions play in ethical and religious experience. In the first few weeks we will look at different theories of what emotions are exactly. We will then move on to issues like emotional expression and empathy, before turning to moral emotions like sympathy and disgust. Finally we will examine the role of emotions in religious experience by looking at hope, forgiveness, and the sense of the sublime.
This topic aims are to:
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