An impure somatic theory of basic emotions
Luca Barlassina
University of Sheffield
Basic Emotions
Higher Cognitive
Emotions
Fear, Disgust, Anger …
Shame, Pride, Guilt …
a theory of basic emotions
1. Influenced by bodily changes
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
The plan
The plan
1. Pure somatic theory
The plan
1. Pure somatic theory
2. Problems
The plan
1. Pure somatic theory
2. Problems
3. Impure somatic theory
1. A pure somatic theory
1. Bodily changes causally contribute to the generation
of basic emotions
Somatic Theory
1. Bodily changes causally contribute to the generation
of basic emotions
Pure Somatic Theory
1. Bodily changes causally contribute to the generation
of basic emotions
2. Basic emotions are entirely constituted by the
perception of bodily changes
Folk Psychology
FEAR
Somatic Theory
FEAR
Pure Somatic Theory
FEAR
PERCEPTION OF
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✘
6. Intentionality II: Formal object ✘
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
Dretske’s psychosemantics
A mental representation of type T represents
property P if and only if:
1. Tokens of T are reliably caused by instances of P
2. T has the function of detecting P
FEAR
REPRESENTS
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object ✔
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object ✔
FEAR
REPRESENTS
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✔
6. Intentionality II: Formal object ✔
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✔
6. Intentionality II: Formal object ✔
2. Problems
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✘
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings
5. Intentionality I: Particular object
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
Feeling towards
Pure somatic problems
I.
Particular object
II. Phenomenology
3. An impure somatic theory
Pure somatic theory
1. Bodily changes causally contribute to the generation
of basic emotions
2. Basic emotions are entirely constituted by the
perception of bodily changes
Impure somatic theory
1. Bodily changes causally contribute to the generation
of basic emotions
2. Basic emotions are entirely constituted by the
perception of bodily changes
Impure somatic theory
1. Bodily changes causally contribute to the generation
of basic emotions
2. Basic emotions are constituted by the integration
of bodily perceptions with representations of
external objects
Feeling
Towards
Particular
Object
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✔
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✔
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✔
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✔
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✔
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✔
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✔
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✔
6. Intentionality II: Formal object
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✔
6. Intentionality II: Formal object ✔
1. Influenced by bodily changes ✔
2. Neural correlates of interoception ✔
3. Emotional deficits and interoceptive deficits ✔
4. Bodily feelings ✔
5. Intentionality I: Particular object ✔
6. Intentionality II: Formal object ✔
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