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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October 15th 2024

frontonasal dysplasia

a congenital disorder characterized by defective fusion of structures in the midline of the face. The cleft may involve the eyes, the tip of the nose, the palate, and the premaxilla. About 20% of affected individuals have some degree of intellectual disability. Also called median-cleft-face syndrome.