The Philosophy of Emotion Podcast
A podcast about the philosophy of emotion. Hosted by Benjamin Matheson and Constant Bonard. thecogsproject.substack.com
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Episode 11: Madeleine Shield on Shame as a Global Emotion (opens the original)
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On this episode of the philosophy of emotion podcast, Benjamin Matheson talks with Dr. Madeleine Shield, who received her PhD from the University of Queensland in 2025, about whether shame is a global emotions. Dr Shield has published widely on the nature of shame Read more about Dr. Shield’s work here: https://philpeople.org/profiles/madeleine-shield This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecogsproject.substack.
Episode 10: Andrea Scarantino on how emotions about fictional objects motivate behaviour (opens the original)
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Ever screamed at a horror movie while knowing perfectly well that the monster isn’t real? If so, are you really afraid—or merely experiencing what philosophers have called a quasi-emotion ? Andrea Scarantino (Georgia State University) joins Constant Bonard to discuss his paper “ How Emotions About Fictional Objects Motivate Behavior ”. Challenging a long-standing view inspired by Kendall Walton, Scarantino argues that our emotions toward fictional characters and events are genuine emotions with
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