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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51281#.VGGkDmfHRK0 Author(s) Emilia Barile Affiliation(s) Department of Philosophy, University “Vita-Salute”, Milano, Italy . ABSTRACT I address the problem of the intentionality of “feeling”, considering the study-case of “background feelings” (malaise, tension, etc.) in Damasio (2003, 2010). Background feelings, in fact, are “border case” feelings: These feelings seem lacking intentionality, at least by the meaning that their intentional content is not any object in the world they refer to. Differently from other feelings connected to intentional states (such as emotions, for ex., feelings are mainly considered arising from), ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51044#.VFL8qGfHRK0 Author(s)   Karina Pacheco Dohms 1 , Carla da Conceição Lettnin 1 , Aline Rocha Mendes 1 , Juan J. M. Mosquera 1 , Claus D. Stobäus 2* Affiliation(s) 1 Postgraduate Programs in Education, Pontifical Chatolic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil . 2 Postgraduate Program in Education and in Biomedical Gerontology, Pontifical Chatolic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil . ABSTRACT Our research presents reports of 20 university teachers, both genders, from different cities of Rio Grande do Sul-BR, about what they think about affectivity in their teaching, aiming to cl...