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artie · 08-28-2007, 07:08 AM

That is interesting,I will have to let that sink in. Emotion has been underated by western civilisation for some time (including me, especially since reading Kant) ironic since it now seems the most uncivilised people, psychopaths, are the ones largely lacking in emotions.

Another author you may find interesting (or may already know of) is Stanley Greenspan M.D. He argues emotion is essential to to learning language. This is based on studying children and care givers engaged in "emotional signaling".
He claims to be able to treat around half of children with autism from his findings.

He even argues it is essential in a basic way to grasping logic and proper personal development. In the book I've got "the First Idea, How Symbols, Language, and intelligence evolved from our Primate Ancesters to Modern Humans" he has a fairly interesting look at emotional maturity in different cultures.

Unfortunately I don't think he is a very gifted communicator, I've read bits of the book and been more tantalised than anything but it may at least be on the subject you are interested in.

(I am a layman on the subject, I follow this sort of thing so I may be able to use it (for the betterment of humanity of course, being an infj) in my art/painting.

08-28-2007, 07:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
artie Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Type: infj Location: new zealand Posts: 18	Emotion and learning That is interesting,I will have to let that sink in. Emotion has been underated by western civilisation for some time (including me, especially since reading Kant) ironic since it now seems the most uncivilised people, psychopaths, are the ones largely lacking in emotions. Another author you may find interesting (or may already know of) is Stanley Greenspan M.D. He argues emotion is essential to to learning language. This is based on studying children and care givers engaged in "emotional signaling". He claims to be able to treat around half of children with autism from his findings. He even argues it is essential in a basic way to grasping logic and proper personal development. In the book I've got "the First Idea, How Symbols, Language, and intelligence evolved from our Primate Ancesters to Modern Humans" he has a fairly interesting look at emotional maturity in different cultures. Unfortunately I don't think he is a very gifted communicator, I've read bits of the book and been more tantalised than anything but it may at least be on the subject you are interested in. (I am a layman on the subject, I follow this sort of thing so I may be able to use it (for the betterment of humanity of course, being an infj) in my art/painting.