The Value of Emotions for Knowledge

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The Value of Emotions for Knowledge

Laura Candiotto Editor

The Value of Emotions for Knowledge

Editor Laura Candiotto Free University of Berlin Berlin, Germany

ISBN 978-3-030-15666-4 ISBN 978-3-030-15667-1  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15667-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2019935511 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Jakub Gojda/Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Acknowledgements

My work in editing this volume has been made possible by a research residency at the IMéRA Institute for Advanced Study of the University of Aix-Marseille. I had the opportunity to enjoy a very stimulating interdisciplinary endeavour and benefit of all the time required for editing a volume. I would like to thank the director Prof. Raouf Boucekkine and the colleagues of the program Crossing Paths— Exploring Interdisciplinarity, especially Prof. Pierre Livet, for the invaluable support provided. I would also like to thank two colleagues, Mog Stapleton and Dave Ward, both from the University of Edinburgh, for their kind help and precious advice in different phases of the editorial process. I started planning this editorial project as Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS), working as Principal Investigator for the project EMOTIONS FIRST funded by the EU (grant number: 655143) and hosted by the Eidyn Centre. In the process of developing the project, I have benefited immensely from the very inspiring working environment within the PPLS, and the intellectual v

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