Negative Emotions with Krista Thomason Artwork

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Negative Emotions with Krista Thomason

September 06, 2021 • Todd Mei / Krista Thomason • Season 1 • Episode 16

Negative emotions—such as fear, anger, and envy—are often seen as the kinds of things that impede our abilities to lead the kind of life we wish—the good life. Given the proliferation of violence and interminable arguments fueled by negative emotions, we might think that we need to eliminate them from our lives or suppress them. Prof. Krista Thomason (Swarthmore College) discusses how negative emotions work and why trying to eliminate or suppress them might be a bad thing. In fact, the path to a good life might actually involve embracing them.

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Host:
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Sponsors:
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Hillary Hutchinson, Career and Change Coach at Transitioning Your Life
Martin Bunzl, author of Thinking while Walking
Hermeneutics in Real Life

Links Related to this Episode:
Krista Thomason (personal website)

Kant’s Moral Philosophy (Introduction) (More In-depth)
Michel de Montaigne
More on Philosophy of the Emotions
Existentialism
Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
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Transition Management

Music: Earth and the Moon, by Ketsa

Logo Art: Angela Silva, Dattura Studios

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