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   Upheavals of Thought: The Intelligence of Emotions

   Martha Nussbaum

   “Emotions are not just the fuel that powers the psychological mechanism of a reasoning creature, they are parts, highly complex and messy parts, of this creature’s reasoning itself.”

   Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on the intelligence of the emotions, how storytelling rewires us, and why befriending our neediness is essential for happiness and healthy relationships:

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