The Emotions

Are emotions always irrational?

• Can they be justified?• What about gender stereotyping?

Language

• Is emotion language dependent?• Does this make it less valid?• Does an emotion count if it

can’t be expressed in words?

Private vs Public

• Is emotion private knowledge?• If so, is there a problem with it

as a Way of Knowing?

Knowledge Claims

• Should emotion ever be used to evaluate knowledge claims?•What potential problems can

you see with this idea?

Ethics

• How do our emotions determine our ethical evaluations?• Is morality a rational

endeavour?

Emotional Intelligence

• Becoming aware of your own feelings as they are happening is a cornerstone of Emotional Intelligence.

• How might we do this?• Can you see any problems if this is taken to

extremes?

Emotional Intelligence

• Can you think of a time when you as the knower have been emotionally hijacked and only later regretted your actions and/or words?

• What could you have done to avoid this moment? Did you learn from this or do you continue to make the same mistakes?

• What does this say about emotion as a WOK?

You as the knower

Possible Knowledge Issues:

• To what extent is it ever acceptable to blame your actions on your emotions?

• To what extent can we ever be sure of other people’s emotions?