The Passions of the Soul

“The Passions of the Soul,” a work by the philosopher René Descartes, is a treatise on moral philosophy published in Paris in 1649. In it, the author discusses the “passions”—or, as modern readers would say, emotions. By listening to the scholar’s treatise, you’ll learn what exactly forms the foundation of his position, and you’ll also delve into the very origins of such a scientific discipline as neurophysiology!