The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast

Ever screamed at a horror movie while knowing perfectly well that the monster isn’t real? If so, are you really afraid—or merely experiencing what philosophers have called a quasi-emotion ? Andrea Scarantino (Georgia State University) joins Constant Bonard to discuss his paper “ How Emotions About Fictional Objects Motivate Behavior ”. Challenging a long-standing view inspired by Kendall Walton, S...

Christine Tappolet joins Constant Bonard to discuss her Receptive Theory of emotions, a new account that seeks to explain how emotions put us in contact with values while distinguishing them from sensory perceptions. Tappolet is Professor of Philosophy at the Université de Montréal and works on emotions, ethics, and moral psychology. More about her work: https://philo.umontreal.ca/repertoire-depar...

Constant Bonard joins Benjamin Matheson to discuss the role emotions play in environmental mitigation and climate action. Drawing on recent work in the affective sciences, Bonard challenges the idea that emotions themselves cause people to recognize political values and become politically motivated. Bonard is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bern. More about his work: https://sites.g...

Laura Silva joins Constant Bonard to discuss anger, challenging the common assumption that it is essentially a hostile emotion. Silva is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Laval University in Canada, where she works on the role of emotions in our moral and political lives. More about her work: https://www.lauraluzsilva.com https://philpeople.org/profiles/laura-silva This is a public episode. If...

Quand on a peur, on fuit. Quand on est en colère, on attaque. Mais qu’est-ce qui se passe exactement dans notre tête — ou dans notre corps — quand on ressent une émotion ? Est-ce que nos émotions nous montrent quelque chose sur le monde, comme une sorte de sixième sens moral ? Ou sont-elles plutôt des réactions, des manières de se positionner face à ce qui nous arrive ? Dans cet épisode, nous rece...

Recorded over Zoom. Dr. Pilar Lopez-Cantero (Antwerp) talks about romantic love. Pilar Lopez-Cantero is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie/YUFE4 research fellow at the University of Antwerp, on the project Affect In the City (AFFINITY): The emotional dimensions of urban justice . She works on philosophy of emotion, moral psychology, and political philosophy, with a focus on questions about personal relation...

Recorded in person, Constant Bonard speaks with Professor Emanuela Ceva (University of Geneva). Her work invites us to rethink institutions not just as systems of rules, but as spaces shaped by human emotions and personal identities. What happens when those affective dimensions are ignored by institutions? And what changes when we put them at the center? These are some of the questions addressed i...

Recorded over Zoom. Dr. Alfred Archer (Tilburg University) talks about affective artifacts and affective injustice. Read more about Alfred and his work : https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/staff/a-t-m-archer https://alfredarcher.weebly.com https://philpeople.org/profiles/alfred-archer This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

Recorded over Zoom. Prof. Krista Thomason (Swarthmore College) talks about the nature and value of shame and other negative emotions, such as spite and anger. Read more about Krista and her work : https://www.swarthmore.edu/profile/krista-thomason https://sites.google.com/swarthmore.edu/krista-k-thomason https://philpeople.org/profiles/krista-thomason This is a public episode. If you would like to...

Recorded live and in person at the Annual Research Forum of the Geneva Centre for Affective Sciences, Prof. David Shoemaker (Cornell University) talks about the nature and ethics of amusement, as well as how amusement can deflate anger and contribute towards living a good life. Read more about Dave and his work : https://sites.google.com/site/dshoemakr/home https://philosophy.cornell.edu/david-sho...