Abstract: Emotions, feelings, and passions shape the quality of our existence, but we are not always aware of the ways in which our emotional life is expressed. In fact, we tend to live irreflectively. What self-care enables us to cultivate the affective side for the benefit of the quality of existence? And how is it possible to nurture the positive affections, which generate vital feelings, and scale back the negative ones, which jeopardize our relationship with ourselves and others? Answering these questions means drawing a horizon in the light of which to assess whether and how far our beliefs are appropriate for the good life. It means creating the foundation for the best possible life. From this perspective, developing the capacity for affective self-understanding is an indispensable existential goal.
Author Bio: Luigina Mortari, PhD, is Full Professor Epistemology of Qualitative Research at the University of Verona, Italy. She is the founder and Director of Melete, Center of Ethics for Care, and of the interdepartmental Caring Education Research Center (CERC) at the same University. She is the author of several books and articles on the philosophy and ethics of care, the epistemology of qualitative inquiry, and the ecological thinking.
The Journal of Philosophy of Emotion (JPE) is planning to publish a book symposium on Dr. Luigina Mortari’s latest book, The Wisdom of the Heart, and we are looking for commentators who are interested in engaging in a critical discussion of it, with the aim of moving the discourse on relevant topics highlighted by her book forward. We are hoping to publish this book symposium in the JPE’s Summer (September) 2026. If you are interested, please email submissions[dot]jpe[at]gmail[dot]com, informing us of your interest, along with a copy of your CV, by August 23, 2024. Please also make sure to specify the book symposium in the email subject line. We will contact you by September 16th, 2024, with a decision regarding your expressed interest and any further details. Commentaries will be due January 1, 2025. Invited commentators will each receive a free PDF of The Wisdom of the Heart to review for their commentary, unless a hard copy is preferred. In the meantime, we recommend that those interested in possibly commenting on Dr. Mortari’s book check with their local university library. Independent scholars should also note that most local university libraries provide community access to residents.
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