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CAN HUMAN EMOTIONS BE CHANGED?

Authors :
Eisenberg, Leon
Source :
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; Jan1966, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p27-31, 5p
Publication Year :
1966

Abstract

The article discusses the human emotion which is a neural mental state that arises subjectively rather than through conscious effort and evokes either a positive or negative psychological response. The emotions whose susceptibility to change is questioned, are not these transient, manifest, experienced states but rather an inferred inner core of emotional drives, the essence of man's nature. The philosopher is here concerned with the deep and unstoppable well-springs within the very soul of man, not his daily moods but his abiding lusts. It is in this sense that the issue of emotions alternately phrased as instincts which lies at the heart of the question of the changeability of human nature.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00963402
Volume :
22
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
21499239
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.1966.11454885