Emotional Intelligence Before Its Time: Descartes' Passions of the Soul

A quick run-through the important points of René Descartes' book "The passions of the soul. I discuss: the main difference between mind and matter, the pineal gland and the main 6 passions of the soul.
Host:
Pelle Waldemarson
Cameraman:
Ludvig Hyrefelt
Locations:
Ivö, Sweden
Egmond aan the hoef, Holland
Amsterdam, Holland
Music:
The Swan (Saint Saëns) - Yael Kareth
ii Courante (J.S Bach) - Brooklyn Classical
ii Allemande (J.S Bach) - Brooklyn Classical
i Prelude (J.S Bach) - Brooklyn Classical
iv sarabande (J.S Bach) - Brooklyn Classical

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[@obadiah60623]

See, think, and wonder, a thinking routine from Harvard University's project Zero, would make both Aquinas and Descartes proud.

[@obadiah60623]

Have you considered comparing Descartes passions with those of Aquinas? Comparing and contrasting Aquinas theological concupiscible and irracible passions with Descartes scientific wonderment would make for a great video.

[@soundandsophia]

That sounds interesting! Unfortunately I have almost no knowledge of Aquinas philosophy. I will hopefully get to him in the future.

[@obadiah60623]

Etienne Gilson, Louis Marin, Thomas S. Hibbs, by the way, have already ventured down this path, What intrigues me most by your inquiry, however, is how you correlated Descartes with cognitive behavioral theory, and social-emotional learning. Our culture is caught and stuck, it seems to me, with their concupiscible passions and unable to deal with the complexity of the irascible ones. As your previous videos pointed out, Descartes built such a bridge in his life, boldly making the trip to cold Sweden despite obvious and real fear. Perahps his greatest achievement ever, in my opinion, was holding up the complexity of his fears. Thanks to his fear of being condemned like Galileo , confined to house arrest, Descartes discovered creative ways to explore topics never before thought about.

[@soundandsophia]

Hmm, never heard of either Gilson, Marin or Hibbs. There is always so much to read... I think you're correct with our society being stuck. It's interesting how sexual pleasure has become so important in our society. To use a Kierkegaardian term, we're certainly living in an aesthetic era. Also interesting point with Descartes overcoming his fear by traveling to Sweden. Maybe his own book actually helped him.