Can we know when to trust our emotions in the pursuit of knowledge? Consider history and one other area of knowledge. When I make a painting‚ I use the knowledge I’ve gained from studying art‚ for example‚ combining colors‚ the uses of different media and different surfaces‚ and how to represent something so that it is recognizable to others. This means I use knowledge to implement the “how” of the painting. But what about the “what” of the painting‚ the content? For example‚ I draw faces
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In the modern world‚ emotions play such a large role in almost everything people do‚ it is hard to make a decision which will get the most desirable results. It is true‚ however it is looked upon‚ that decisions and choices are mainly made by the emotion that the person is feeling towards the topic. A kind person will go join the Peace Corps and help aide the poor and starving‚ while a person with no pity towards much of anything will not care enough to do something of that nature. Pity is one of
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“Evaluate the ways in which emotion might enhance and/or undermine reason as a Way of Knowing.” Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) once said that "The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing"‚ meaning that emotion is irrational and unreasonable. Emotional expression provides powerful communication between people‚ especially in the early childhood stage of our lives‚ before language even develops. A baby’s glowing smile invites love and care in its surrounding; the pounding cry of an infant can
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having your emotions stirred on behalf of a character in a story undermines your ability to control your own emotions? Why or why not? Initially I did not agree with Plato when he states that having your emotions stirred on behalf of a character undermines your ability to control your own emotions‚ after reading and analyzing his reasons for making this assertion I now agree. Plato believes that it is “best to bear misfortune as quietly as possible without resentment (Plato 369)”‚ emotions should not
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Explain why human emotion may be regarded as a powerful component of successful advertising Consumer buying and use of goods in many cases is to pursue a kind of emotional satisfaction‚ or self image display. When some kind of commodity to meet the consumer ’s psychological needs or show the self image‚ which in the minds of consumers value may go far beyond the product itself. It is precisely because of this‚ the emotional appeal advertisement in modern society be born‚ in today is to flourish
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Questions 2.Do you think the strategic use and display of emotions serve to protect employees‚ or does covering your true emotions at work lead more problems than it solves? 3.Have you enter worked where emotions were used as part of a management style? Describe the advantages and disadvantages of this approach in your experience. 4.Research shows that acts of co-workers (37 percent) and management (22 percent) cause more negative emotions for employees than do acts of customers (7 percent). What
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ARTICLE REVIEW: Emotion and power (as social influence): Their impact on organizational citizenship and counterproductive individual and organizational behaviour The article under review has been taken from the “Journal of Occupational Psychology” by the University of South Florida. Abstract: Emotion and power as manifested in forms of social influence have been studied throughout millennia‚ and have recently enjoyed intense scientific scrutiny. However‚ their joint effects on important
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novel by Judith Guest‚ entitled Ordinary People‚ it is this very notion of expressiveness around which the storyline builds upon when each of the characters attempt to appear to be something different from what they really are by suppressing their emotions. The characters tried to fight what was natural by suppressing how they really felt and‚ resultantly‚ internal and external conflicts developed. A tragedy struck the Jarrett Family when their eldest son‚ Jordan (Buck)‚ drowned in
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question of from where you make your decisions with my head or brain. Not with the heart‚ or how they feel about the situation. What many of us do not consider is the fact that our emotions do play a big role within our thinking. Even if we do not realise it‚ emotion influences our knowledge. The definition of emotion is: a strong and instinctive feeling. And should be distinguished from reasoning or logic. As there are several ways of knowing‚ such as authority‚ faith‚ or practice there is also
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This case study is about how can one abusive customers cause emotions to run high. As the times improve with technology‚ we now have automated telephone system for customer service centre. But with this system‚ it creates a labyrinth for customers. Longer waiting time and thus it’s more difficult to speak to an actual human being. How mad can a customer get? Customer could rant and rave over some small issues and there’s an even vulgarity involved. There might be customers who can be racist
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