8 December 2023

Interdisciplinary Lecture Series: Scaffolded emotions by Prof. Giovanna Colombetti

Speaker: Prof. Giovanna Colombetti, Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy

Date: 8 December 2023 (Friday)
Updated Venue: Institute of Chinese Studies Conference Room (2/F Art Museum East Wing) CUHK
https://cuhk.edu.hk/ics/clrc/english/directions.html 

Time: 4:30 – 6:00 pm

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About the lecture:

Recent debates on the nature of the emotions include what has been called the “situated perspective”. Its proponents criticize the general tendency, in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience, to consider emotions only as states, or processes, of a person’s brain or body (a position also known as “individualism”), with little consideration for the role of environment. As a remedy, scholars suggest to regard emotions as scaffolded by the environment, both synchronically and diachronically. In this talk Prof. Colombetti will present this notion of “scaffolded emotions” in detail, explain why she thinks it is valuable, and suggest various ways in which it can be developed further.