The Book of Emotions

Author's name: Umberto Galimberti

How are emotions related to the desire to show off? How are secrets and private experiences divulged in the name of frankness and honesty, when in reality, they are merely a desire to attract attention and fame? How are emotions commodified and exploited in sales operations? A book about emotions. Why? Because they receive great attention in all fields and are often celebrated, without qualification, after having previously been a source of suspicion due to the risks and harms they entail. This book is a valuable journey that briefly and in-depth examines the history of emotions, from Plato to the present. It is a journey in which the Arab reader becomes acquainted with the Italian philosopher and academic Umberto Galimberti, who lays the theoretical foundations of emotions and theories of their interpretation. He explains how to refine them, the dimensions of their social value and emotional participation, and answers the question: Are emotions irrational?