The Effects Of Emotions In Susan Faludi's 'The Naked Citadel'

Prescribing feelings to one’s thought process can lead to radical reactions and unwanted results; thus when one is placed in a situation in which they are in eminent danger, they must think and act reasonably rather than with their feelings. In The Plague, Albert Camus uses the emotion-based reactions to the pestilence of Father Paneloux and Rambert to counter the logic-based reaction of Dr. Rieux as a way to declare that thinking objectively is superior to thinking with emotion.

Metaphors are designed to compare two different things and give familiarity to an otherwise complex subject. In this metaphor, the broad topic of feelings is simplified to emphasize the ever-changing nature of them. The comparison to a war zone, a known scene, leads to an inference that feelings are as unpredictable as the battlefield.

Attempts to define “emotion” have proved to be rather difficult. Instead of searching for a comprehensive definition, Gross (2011) describes the three core features of emotions. First, emotions occur when an individual decides that a situation is relevant to his or her goals. Second, emotions are multi-faceted, and involve both subjective and physiological experiences, as well as behaviors. The third feature involves the authoritative nature of emotions. They have the powerful ability to interrupt ongoing processes, assert their priority over other activities, and force their way into awareness. For example, some traditions describe emotions as “disorganized interruptions of mental activity” (Salovey & Mayer, 1989). Emotions are such an

The soldiers that fought in the Vietnam War had to endure many incredibly horrifying experiences. It was these events that led to great human emotions. It was those feelings that were the things they carried. Everything they carried affected on them whether it was physical or mental. Every thing they carried could in one-way or another cause them to emotionally or physically break down. Pain, loss, a sense of safety and fear were probably the most challenging emotional, and psychological feelings for them to carry.

The author hesitates to let emotions speak for themselves without an example or hard evidence to upkeep the credibility behind his teachings. Concluding a story concerning his experience with a friend with Alzheimer’s disease, Roth writes “For me it remains a strong reminder of how once we understand we give everything in our life its meaning, we can begin to control what happens to us and even convert our own adversity into a gift to ourselves and our loved ones” (24). The entire story of his friend and the family’s struggle through Alzheimer’s displays sentiment, but Roth appears to end it unexpectedly with logic. Nevertheless, Roth is not heartless and references emotion numerous times in this chapter. This influences the reader, they find attraction to the idea of being happy. A sociology researcher, Katherine Walker wrote an article: Sociology of Emotions. She states in her overview “Emotions are of sociological interest because they are a primary human motivation, they help in rational decision making”. The Achievement Habit appeals to emotions while Roth urges individuals to improve their lives.

The author uses pathos, or emotions to make their point. Katie describes the transformations that she sees in the children she gets to care for, “This child, whose eyes were once empty with hunger and dark with sadness, now shines and radiates life and vitality.” (Davis 201). The way that Katie uses emotions to help her express her point, is to describe what the children were like before, their hunger and sickness. Then she explains how joyful and healthy the children are after they have been able to be cared for. The writer’s most convincing appeals to prove her point were, when she uses extremely descriptive words to have the reader be able to feel like they are in Uganda with her, and like they are seeing the pain and hunger themselves.

Most humans can access the same basic emotions, but even so, their upbringings and subsequent experiences uniquely build each of their personalities. Dave Isay, author of Ties That Bind, would agree with such a sentiment, even titling the third section of his book as “Two Sides of the Same Heart.” This segment contains a collection of stories that revolve around the theme that humans are capable of experiencing¬ the same real emotions, despite retaining different backgrounds and mindsets.¬¬

Many authors often express internal emotions through their own writing. “Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway is a short story about a returning Soldier from war. The story takes place in the late 1910’s. Krebs, the main character returns from war, lost and unable to transition from Soldier to civilian. After returning home, Krebs misses the “greeting of heroes” from his home town in Oklahoma (Hemingway). Throughout the story Krebs mentions several situations of being uncomfortable around the people in the town. Krebs even hurts some family members by being emotionless and unconcerned. The story ends with Krebs attempting to adapt by going with his sister to her baseball game. Using the biological and psychological critical reading strategies to analyze "Soldier's Home" by Ernest Hemingway demonstrates that the author’s purpose in writing the text was so that civilians could understand the harsh reality war and the effects that war has on soldiers.

As someone whose heart guides most of what I do, the role of feelings in ethics seemed very interesting to me. In the words of Jean Jacques Rousseau, “’what [we] feel is right is right, what [we] feel is wrong is wrong’” (Ruggiero 29). Rousseau’s argument implies an absence of an overarching moral regime (Ruggiero 29). As someone who is fascinated by the sciences, the reference to Carl Rogers’ study of humanistic psychology excited me. Rogers agrees with Rousseau that the true guiding principles come from our intuition and emotions (Ruggiero 29). Both scholars prioritize sensations and emotions over intellect (Ruggiero 29). I agree with Rousseau and Rogers because I find myself living my happiest life when I follow my initial thoughts and pursue

Tappolet shows how components of her theory connect with aspects in Representational Neo-sentimentalism and Sentimental Realism, which assists in substantiating firm connections between evaluative concepts and the connection with emotions. Tappolet concludes her book by discussing the connection between emotions and agency. Ultimately, she believes that emotions are essential to our agency, thus emotions must be addressed and

19th century English philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge believed that “deep thinking is attainable only by a person of deep feeling.” Coleridge claimed that emotions played a decisive role in using reason and attaining knowledge. However, I am often confronted with evidence contradicting his statement. Emotions cause me to make poor decisions, and the first example that comes to mind is the fact that I am currently working on this essay late at night while earlier I had wasted time reading articles on the Internet and watching football. Still, Coleridge believed that the positive effects of emotions outweighed the negative. This raises the question to what extent do emotions play a role in the pursuit of knowledge? And would our pursuit be better off without emotion? This essay will primarily analyze the relationship between reason and emotion, arriving at the conclusion that while emotion fuels the process of reasoning, it is reasoning that creates knowledge.

Reason is impossible without feeling, they are like two sides of a coin. They constantly affect each other. Hume’s analysis of human belief starts with a distinction between our mental contents. Impressions and emotions appear to be the direct and vivid products of immediate experience. Sympathy is an original impression that later create its product in the form of ideas. Being a part

”Yes, it’s only Reservation Blues but I like it:” On the Connection between Christian and Native Religions

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As with friendship, it is difficult to describe and analyze emotions without the discussion of Aristotle. He again pioneered the way of our understanding of emotions throughout his dedication to rhetoric as judgment, his concern for the subject provided an opportunity to develop sustained thoughts about emotions (Leighton, p. 144). The process of emotional management will consider heavily the need for emotional intelligence and a deeper understanding of a leader’s emotions, and the emotions of his or her surrounding leaders and followers. The following quote, which was translated from Aristotle’s writings, infers that all of our emotions move people, and specifically leaders, towards a particular judgment, including the severity of the judgment or the direction of the overall judgment of leaders.