#English Special: Self-conscious emotions with Dr. Alba Montes Sánchez

Alba Montes-Sánchez is a postdoctoral researcher at the Philosophy Department of University College Cork in Ireland. In her career she has worked and studied in multiple countries and published her research projects in respected scientific journals. She is especially interested in understanding the concepts self-conscious emotions, such as shame, guilt or embarrassment, therefore her dissertation at Carlos III University of Madrid focused on the moral significance of shame. Even though these emotions are considered unpleasant, she likes to emphasize that these emotions are important and have their entitlement for our social coexistence.Take-aways from this episode:What are self-conscious emotions?Do we define ourselves through our emotions?Are there positive sides of shame?What are the functions of shame and why is it important?Do children experience shame differently?Are there differences in individualistic and collectivistic cultures relating to the experiences of shame?What is the difference between shame and embarrassment?What is the significance of research on guilt and shame?How can we deal with the experience of shame?Do other languages have the distinction between guilt and shame?Reasons we should not want to get rid of self-conscious emotionsWould shame and guilt still exist if only one person lives on the planet?Can an emotion become a habit? Here you can learn more about Alba’s Projects: Her Website:https://albamontessanchez.academia.edu/Her current research project “The Others in Me”https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/890316 --------------------------------------------------------------------Support the show____________________________________________Die Folge hat dir Lust auf mehr gegeben? Dann abonniere unseren Podcast und helfe uns mit einer 5-Sterne Bewertung auf Spotify & iTunes! Willst du unsern Podcast gerne im Videoformat sehen? Dann schaue dir alle Folgen in unserer App "MindClub" an!App Store: https://apps.apple.com/np/app/mind-club/id1643729107 Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.uscreen.mindclubOder auf Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFg1XNY1KVcb1WQWbcKCmOQ/featuredWillst du selbst mit dem Meditieren beginnen? Im Mindclub findest du eine Vielzahl von geführten Meditationen in Audio- und Videoform, sowie Live-Sessions: https://www.mindclubapp.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindfulife.de/Facebook: ...