Rex Riepe is a philosopher who created the Eristics Test as a tool for helping people understand how they process emotions. In his view, emotions are a deeply rational aspect of our personalities that argue for us to take specific actions in three spheres - the self, the world, and society. We discuss the structure that he has developed for understanding the relationship between emotions, how he identified the fundamental building blocks of our interior landscapes, the way that different personalities fit together, and how unexamined emotional strategies can take on a life of their own. Take the test at eristicstest.com and drop your results in the comments!

(00:05:50) Emotions and the Shadow Self

(00:23:27) Emotions as evolutionary adaptations

(00:32:23) Defining emotions and their role in arguments and survival

(00:51:39) Emotional Energy Allocation

(01:00:08) Fear Dominant Personalities

(01:14:21) Malleability of emotional archetypes and personal growth

(01:33:19) Understanding Detachment and Emotional Health

(01:41:59) Exploring the Concept of Guilt, Purpose, and Happiness

(01:57:42) Perception and variation in internal dialogue

(01:59:33) Enhancing connections through emotional self-awareness

(02:18:03) Technology adoption and abandonment by corporations

(02:22:26) Centralization and decentralization in internet ecosystems

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