Open AccessReplies to Contesi, Hardcastle, Pismenny, and Gallegos
Author(s) -
Andreas Elpidorou
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of philosophy of emotion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2689-8187
DOI - 10.33497/2022.winter.6
Subject(s) - boredom , anticipation (artificial intelligence) , object (grammar) , frustration , value (mathematics) , psychology , aesthetics , epistemology , computer science , philosophy , social psychology , artificial intelligence , machine learning
The commentaries by Contesi, Hardcastle, Pismenny, and Gallegos pose pressing questions about the nature of boredom, frustration, and anticipation. Although their questions concern specific claims that I make in Propelled, they are of broad philosophical interest for, ultimately, they pave the way for a better understanding of these three psychological states. In my responses to the commentators, I clarify certain claims made in Propelled; provide additional support for my understanding of frustration; articulate the relationship between effort and value; defend the claim that boredom is an emotion and discuss its formal object; and finally, consider the relationship between boredom (ordinarily understood) and deep or profound boredom. I am grateful to the commentators for engaging with Propelled.