In these two essays, Kolnai (1905-1973, philosophy, Bedford College) distinguishes disgust from other emotions, such as fear, contempt, and hatred. He examines the range of physically disgusting items, observing that disgusting material is always biological. And he considers the…
The analysis of disgust -- The aversive emotions -- The elicitors of disgust -- The architecture of disgust -- Theories of disgust -- Handling the cases -- The function of disgust -- Disgust and the human condition -- Our dual nature -- Repression and disgust -- Thoughts of deat…
Towards a functional theory of disgust -- Poisons and parasites: the entanglement thesis and the evolution of disgust -- Disgust's sentimental signaling system: expression, recognition and the transmission of cultural information -- Disgust and moral psychology: tribal instincts…
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