rationality of emotions

the proposition that emotions show an implacable logic, in that they follow from appraisals made by the individual as inevitably as logical conclusions follow from axioms and premises. This view, which counters the traditional idea that emotions and reason are in opposition to one another, is linked to the work of U.S. psychologist Richard S. Lazarus and Swiss-born Canadian–British philosopher Ronald B. De Sousa (1940– ).

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November 28th 2024

electrode

n. an instrument with a positive-pole cathode and a negative-pole anode used to stimulate biological tissues electrically or record electrical activity in these tissues. Also called bipolar electrode. See also microelectrode.