The Intelligence of Emotions: Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on How Storytelling Rewires Us and Why Befriending Our Neediness Is Essential for Happiness
By Maria Popova
“The power of ‘the Eye of the Heart,’ which produces insight, is vastly superior to the power of thought, which produces opinions,” the great British economic theorist and philosopher E.F. Schumacher wrote in his 1973 meditation on ho...
In the SKEPTICAL MODE analysis:
Martha Nussbaum's "Upheavals of Thought" presents a thoughtful exploration of human emotions, particularly neediness, using various sources such as literature, psychology, and social science. The article emphasizes the importance of self-understanding through narrative artworks and the role of play and imagination in cultivating personal growth.
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