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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What if Our Ancestors Didn’t Feel Anything Like We Do?

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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.
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>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?