감정의 문제에 대한 여성주의 철학상담의 가능성—여성의 분노와 우울증을 중심으로—

Abstract

In this paper, I will discuss the possibility of feminist philosophical counseling for women suffering from anger and symptoms of depression through feminist interpretation on the intentionality of emotions. I will show that feelings and emotions of women are related with patriarchal culture and values, thus we need to understand the context of patriarchal culture in order to cure women’s suffering in the patriarchal societies. Particularly, I focus on women’s feelings of anger and depression in this article. Such emotions have intentional content which is based on wide context including social structure and culture. Many women are suffering from anger and depression in patriarchal systems. However They can’t understand (or describe) correctly their own intentional emotions, because patriarchal value systems distort or suppress women’s anger and feelings. I assert that women’s anger/depression is often cultural in a patriarchal systems. By a case study, I examine critically how women’s anger and patriarchal culture are closely linked together. So, I argue the intentionality thesis of emotions should be understood in the wide context of cultural value systems involved with the women’s emotions. Otherwise, the issue of women’s emotions can be distorted by patriarchal system. I try to reinterpret the intentionality thesis of emotions in the feminist insights. I will explore the possibilities of feminist philosophical counseling by reexamining women’s anger and depression with feminist perspectives.