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Do Emotions Distort Knowledge Pt. 1
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Do Emotions Distort Knowledge Pt. 1

Aug 20th, 2016 | By He Li TD ‘17

When we communicate with one another, we wish by nature to do so in a manner that is not subject to distortion. We desire to attain an exact image of another person’s thoughts, just as they exist in his mind. Not only do we intend to understand the other person’s intellectual workings, we also wish to be fully receptive to the emotive aspects of his message.After all, sway of the heart may play just as crucial a role in a message as does sway of the mind. The active communicator often melds these two components together to form a complete idea.

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