Contemplating: Capitalism and “Disgust”Got a little side tracked (but not really) on our discussion of the demonization of play and the exaltation of labor, but most morality is rooted in disgust so good, evil, disgusting, compelling, you get it. Next week I will wrap this three part Schauer Thought and hopefully your perspective shifts and pores clear out.
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Resources:
Aurel Kolnai on Disgust: https://philarchive.org/archive/KORVVA#:~:text=Disgust%20is%20a%20powerful%2C%20visceral,casts%20doubt%20upon%20their%20validity
What the Thalamus Does: (super cool)
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22652-thalamus
Proust Was a Neuroscientist - Jonah Lehrer
Chapter 3 is on the Essence of Taste (& Smell)
The Connections Between Smell, Memory, and Health
https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/connections-between-smell-memory-and-health
What the Nose Knows
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/02/how-scent-emotion-and-memory-are-intertwined-and-exploited/#:~:text=Odors%20take%20a%20direct%20route%20to%20the,the%20regions%20related%20to%20emotion%20and%20memory.&text=During%20the%20talk%20she%20explained%20that%20smell,of%20around%2010%20when%20sight%20takes%20over.
My research on the politics of smell divided the internet - here’s what it’s actually about
https://theconversation.com/my-research-on-the-politics-of-smell-divided-the-internet-heres-what-its-actually-about-245899
Maggots and morals:
https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1160&context=book_chapters#:~:text=In%20physical%20disgust%2C%20we%20kill,response%20of%20oral%2Dnasal%20rejection.
If there are any resources I forgot please let me know and I’ll let you know ASAP.
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