This week we are looking exactly in the opposite direction we looked last week. We will see two examples of how death can be closely connected to feelings of Kama Muta: „The body of the deceased affords the most direct consubstantial assimilation with her or him. In some cultures, survivors …
To underpin Claparède’s words from last week: Indeed, cuteness is another way for people to feel moved!We argue for this in Too Cute for Words: Cuteness Evokes the Heartwarming Emotion of Kama Muta [1] ______ [1]: This publication has open-access. That is, everybody can read the full publication online.
Contemplant un jour un beau bébé de deux ans, frais et rose, aux cheveux bouclés, qui dormait paisiblement en plein air, caressé par le soleil d’une douce matinée en printemps, j’ai été ‘emu’. — Édouard Claparède, in L’émotion „Pure“ (1930) [Observing one day a beautiful two-year-old baby, fresh and pink, with …
„The Earth is dramatically beautiful when you see it from orbit, more beautiful than any picture you’ve ever seen. It’s an emotional experience because you’re removed from the Earth but at the same time you feel this incredible connection to the Earth like nothing I’d ever felt before.“ — Astronaut Sam …