Tag: Interoception

Is Pain Vedanā? (And Why Does It Matter?)

Post author By Shannon M Whitaker
Post date 6Jun2022
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(TL;DR: No. Pain is not Vedanā.)

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¿Is Vedanā Interoception?

Post author By Shannon M Whitaker
Post date 27May2022
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Is vedanā interoception? Or is interoception vedanā? In a 2018 talk on Vedanā (link) @MartineBatchelor referred to @LisaFeldmanBarrett’s book, How Emotions Are Made. She described interoception and asked, “…the question is, is she talking about the same thing [as] me?” [4:29] Here’s my take: In HEAM, Barrett says: “Simple pleasant and unpleasant feelings come from […]

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