Historical–psychological reflections on emotion and human subjectivity

J. Louw; Willem van Hoorn

DOI:10.1177/0081246314528897

Corpus ID: 147322421

Historical–psychological reflections on emotion and human subjectivity

@article{Louw2014HistoricalpsychologicalRO,
  title={Historical–psychological reflections on emotion and human subjectivity},
  author={J. Louw and Willem van Hoorn},
  journal={South African Journal of Psychology},
  year={2014},
  volume={44},
  pages={205 - 215}
}

J. Louw, Willem van Hoorn
Published 2014
Psychology
South African Journal of Psychology

The changeability of human beings over time is the central theme of this article. Emotion in Western society, in particular grief, is selected to provide a case history of mental change over a long time period. Two historical examples are examined: from Greek Antiquity, a scene from Homer’s Iliad, and from around 90 ce, a consolation letter written by Plutarch to his wife. These are contrasted to modern-day psychological advice given to grieving spouses and parents. It is argued that these… Expand

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