1. Emotional Reaction

2. describe your immediate emotional reaction in three words or less.
Woman with dead child
Kathe Kollwitz

3. Call of Death
Kathe Kollwitz

4. The Survivors
Kathe Kollwitz

5. by Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935)
Richard Cory
by Edwin Arlington Robinson ( )
WHENEVER Richard Cory went down town,
We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean favored, and imperially slim.
And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
“Good-morning,” and he glittered when he walked.

6. And he was rich,—yes, richer than a king,—
And admirably schooled in every grace:
In fine, we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.
So on we worked, and waited for the light,
And went without the meat, and cursed the bread;
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet through his head.

7. INFANT SORROW My mother groand! my father wept.
by William Blake
My mother groand! my father wept.
Into the dangerous world I leapt:
Helpless, naked piping loud:
Like a fiend hid in a cloud.
Struggling in my fathers hands:
Striving against my swadling bands:
Bound and weary I though best
To sulk upon my mothers breast.

8. Infant Joy by William Blake I have no name I am but two days old.-
What shall I call thee?
I happy am
Joy is my name, -
Sweet joy befall thee!
Pretty joy!
Sweet joy but two days old.
Sweet joy I call thee:
Thou dost smile.
I sing while
Sweet joy befall thee.

9. What is Emotion?
Where does it come from?
Let’s watch a quick video…
Does that clear things up?
Okay, let’s try this video…
What does this tell you about emotion, particularly love?

10. What sorts of things count as emotions?
Are emotions and feelings the same thing?
Are emotions necessary to gain knowledge of things like the arts?
What about other areas of knowledge such as the Human Sciences or even the Natural Sciences?

11. In Chapter 137 Christopher explains what love is
In Chapter 137 Christopher explains what love is. Do you agree with his definition? Why/why not?
Is love the same for everyone?
How do you know?
How do we learn what our feelings mean?
Can one ever truly understand an emotional experience of another person?

12. Is it possible to experience an emotion, a feeling, an attitude or sensibility that cannot be expressed in language?
Can an emotion, such as love or grief, have its origins in, or be shaped by, language?

13. Does emotion reside in the realm of private knowledge in the sense that it cannot be verified by others?
Can people be mistaken about their own emotions?
Can others lead them to recognize previously unknown emotions?

14. Homework Read the following articles: Emotion and Culture
Feeling and Display Rules of Emotion