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The Education of the Emotions

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This chapter examines the nature, origins and function of emotions, combining philosophical accounts of the connections between reason and passion with descriptions from evolutionary biology and neuroscience. Rational-cognitive perspectives on the education of the emotions are critically analysed and supplemented by an overview of mindfulness-based strategies in this sphere. In conclusion, the findings of neuroscience about the impact of mindfulness on emotional regulation are discussed as a preliminary to the investigation of the affective domain in Chap. 7.

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Hyland, T. (2011). The Education of the Emotions. In: Mindfulness and Learning. Lifelong Learning Book Series, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1911-8_6

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