On the other hand, globalization and the constant flow of information with the most difficult situations human kind can reach, other people's emotions seem to be neglected, the suffering of others appears to be common and that's why it's almost taken for granted in some moments.Ĭontinuing the analysis of Goleman's work, the second chapter explores the nature of emotional intelligence.
The scientism, marked by the conception that Science assumes a condition of supremacy implying that rational knowledge would be the "true knowledge", corroborates with the weakening of men's emotional and affective aspects. 41), in which people would have difficulty evaluating the emotional meaning of facts.Īpplying the above situation to symbolic and subjective plan, a reflection whether such affective blindness would be restricted to complication in the amygdala region should be done. A trauma, disorder or the lack of this region could affect the emotional functioning of human beings or even cause, what the author calls "affective blindness" (p. From this perspective, the amygdala would be responsible for managing emotional matters in a biological level. In the first part of the book, Goleman emphasizes the function of certain brain areas. Although Descartes proposed an accurate and effective method, there should be asked: could humans be conceived and guided only by their reason? In his book, Emotional Intelligence: revolutionary theory that defines what is to be intelligent, Daniel Goleman, a Harvard graduated psychologist, argues that emotions can play a vital role in our lives, including our survival. The birth of Modern Science has rationality as its primary reference.
Inteligência Emocional: a teoria revolucionária que define o que é ser inteligente. Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba - UNIMEP, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil
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