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A Human History of Emotion: How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know
How have our emotions shaped the course of human history? And how have our experience and understanding of emotions evolved with us? We humans like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, who, as a species, have relied on calculation and intellect to survive. But many of the most important moments in our history had little to do with cold, hard facts and a lot to do with feelings. Events ranging from the origins of philosophy to the birth of the worlds major religions, the fall of Rome, the Scientific Revolution, and some of the bloodiest wars that humanity has ever experienced cant be properly understood without understanding emotions. Read more