Does culture make emotion?

Project Gutenberg@mastodon.social · 2026-03-11 18:46

Franz Boas helps us solve the puzzle of where our emotional lives originate: in our selves or in the cultures around us

by Noga Arikha

https://aeon.co/essays/who-am-i-when-i-care-emotion-through-the-lens-of-franz-boas?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6f4e4a3692-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_24_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

Franz Boas at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/40195

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millennial fulcrum@mastodon.social · 2026-03-11 19:09

@gutenberg_org notion of collective emotion is bizarre. I dont think I've ever seen a "collective emotion". my emotions are my own private experience. if I'm connecting with somebody I might feel what they appear to, or say they feel, but isnt that not just coincidence?
or is it a "collective emotion"?
what are some examples of it?
and what is it for?
personally I dont like the idea. my emotions are my business. I would hate for someone else to "catch" them. how violating.