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A common assumption is that throughout history, people have experienced the same basic range of emotions. A radical field of history now challenges this assumption, Gal Beckerman reports.
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Rob Boddice, a historian at HEX, argues that human emotions are not universal but shaped by culture, biology, and historical context.

He challenges the idea that emotions like anger, love, or pain are experienced the same way across time, emphasizing "experiential relativity."

I think most historical writing counters this....if Virgil / Catullus wrote about romantic love in ways that we easily understand today....how would it be possible if there wasn't a shared connection?

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