Good books about emotions

[Ex-User (8886)]

Don't fool ourselfes, emotions control us, steer us, and lead us giving as much energy as we need. I am Manipulator, and want fulfill my next craving: manipulate emotions.

But I need one thing: knowledge. Observation is not enough. I need good resources. And possibly with not sophisticated language.

Can you help me? Know you good books about emotions? Psychology, neuroscience, medicine, ocultistic, whatever.

 

[BigApplePi]

Spinoza's Ethics ... at least I think it's called "Ethics." I didn't read the religious stuff. This guy was excommunicated I think. I forgit. Anyway he has a chapter totally devoted to emotions ... all kinds. I think he starts with pleasure and pain and does a lot of derivations ... mathematical style. This book is topnotch, clear and definitive, but seventh century, so give him a break.

Don't know if he was an INTP, but he is a candidate. INTP's should love this ... if you like reading manuals.

His chapter I would say is the Bible for emotions. Is that a good enough recommendation?

 

[Ex-User (8886)]

His chapter I would say is the Bible for emotions. Is that a good enough recommendation?

We'll see.

Thank you

 

[doncarlzone]

We'll see.

Thank you

You might want to skip the first two chapters which are Metaphysics. I just read it recently, brilliant book, and felt rather enlightened by his take on emotions - not so much by some of his conclusions in the last chapter perhaps though.

Enjoy.

 

[BigApplePi]

@doncarlzone. I'm curious as to how you came about this book? For school or else-wise?

I found it in my father's library when I was eighteen. I don't recall what I read of the rest of the book, probably very little, but I wanted to learn about emotions since mine were more or less uncontrolled and hardly pleasant. I had heard many emotion words, but here was a source which explained what they meant. That sounded great.

 

[doncarlzone]

@doncarlzone. I'm curious as to how you came about this book? For school or else-wise?

I found it in my father's library when I was eighteen. I don't recall what I read of the rest of the book, probably very little, but I wanted to learn about emotions since mine were more or less uncontrolled and hardly pleasant. I had heard many emotion words, but here was a source which explained what they meant. That sounded great.

I actually think it was Cherry from this forum who mentioned it in some thread a while ago. I had been meaning to read it so his strong recommendation made me pick it up.

What I thought was profound and what I have now integrated, is his whole dualistic view on emotions and my own interpretation which is based on values. So much can be taken from this, from how we view friends, family, strangers, enemies, physical objects and anything which can be valued - to how our ego constantly diminish our reasoning.

No wonder it had such an impact, not just on Philosophy but also Modern Psychology.

 

[Variform]

This book is topnotch, clear and definitive, but seventh century, so give him a break.

Died in 1677. Hardly seventh century.