Wednesday's Child: From Heidegger to Affective Neuroscience, a Field Theory of Angst

Synopsis

Beginning From Heidegger's Insight Regarding The Intentionality Of Moods, The Author Argues That, With The Recognition Of A Suitable Field Of Consciousness, It Ought To Be Possible To Speak Scientifically About Non-cognitional And Non-volitional But Nevertheless Rational Moods Within A Type Of Social Neuroscience Capable Of Validating Heidegger's Understanding Of The Centrality Of Angst As A Prime Datum Of Our Human Being. The Author Makes A Case For A Field Theory Validation Of Angst Within A Twenty-first Century Scientific Phenomenology Which, With The Help Of The Scientific Advances Of Neurological Imaging, Affords Us The Philosophical Opportunity To Attend To A Long Neglected Aspect Of Our Phenomenological Condition, And To Assess The Religious And Non-religious Uses Of Angst In Our Phenomenal Experience. From A Feeling Of Angst To A Field Theory Of Consciousness -- Toward An Affective Neuroscience Of Mood -- How The Nood Of Angst Might Be Verified Empirically -- Appendix: The Argument. Gregory P. Schulz. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 131-136).