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SUMMARY:Emotional awareness\, rational action\, and self-knowledge - Dr. J
 ohn Lambie (Anglia Ruskin University)
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DESCRIPTION:This talk examines the role of emotion experience in both rati
 onal action and self-knowledge. A key distinction is made between emotion 
 experiences of which we are unaware\, and those of which we are aware. The
  former motivate action and colour our view of the world\, but they do not
  do so in a rational way\, and their nonreflective nature obscures self-un
 derstanding. I provide arguments and evidence to support the view that emo
 tion experiences contribute to rational action only if one is appropriatel
 y aware of them (because only then does one have the capacity to decouple 
 emotions from driving one's actions). Furthermore\, it is argued that awar
 eness of emotion increases self-knowledge because it is a source of inform
 ation about our biases.\n\n
LOCATION:PPSIS Seminar Room (Free School Lane)
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