Philosophy Wire: Nasty smell…

Unhealthy behaviors trigger moral judgments that are similar to the basic emotions that contribute to our ability to survive. Two different hypotheses are to be found in the current scientific literature as to the identity of these emotions. After developing a new approach to brain imaging, a research team shows that unhealthy behaviors trigger brain responses that are similar to those prompted by bad smells. [1] Smell that jasmine. And you will feel good. For no reason at all. Do you realize now? That is why evil roams in the cosmos. For no reason at all. Don't you see? The only thing that needs a reason is Being itself. (Am I good enough?) Why are you here? (Why are you asking?) Why do you smile when you think of that jasmine? Don’t you know it died?

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Philosophy Wire: Smelling skin, Single existence...

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2014-08-26]: How does your skin smell? Pretty well, as it turns out, thanks to receptors dotted all over you. What's more, they could help you heal. There are more than 350 types of olfactory receptors in the nose, tuned to different scents. Besides the skin, about 150 are also found in internal tissues such as those of the heart, liver and gut, but they are hard to study. [1]

Our senses as well as our existence, seem to be part of something... single. Let's stop thinking in pieces and we may get a... smell of what is in front of our eyes...

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Philosophy Wire: Smells, peaches, language.

Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2014-02-21]: A Malaysian language describes smells as precisely as English describes colors. Researchers had assumed all humans were just bad at describing odors, but it turns out that's a cultural problem, not a biological one. [1] We cannot talk about something if we do not have the word about it. But word on no word, the other one cannot understand ANYTHING unless he has experienced the same thing! A peach is sweet. But you will never understand that unless you taste one!

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