ABOUT BOOK

"During military exercises, crisis situations give the participants mood experiences. ~By exploring the concept of “mood”, our aim is to contribute to the development ~of new interaction theory. We will explore three perspectives related to mood ~and the possibility of changing mood: (1) A Mood-Based Perspective: Heidegger ~ascribes moods a fundamental role in human life. Before a human being can think ~or feel something, he or she is already attuned, already in a mood that structures ~how reality appears to them; (2) A Rhetorical Perspective: Even though Heidegger ~understands moods as a non-thematized horizon, our moods can nevertheless be ~changed. Here we elaborate on Aristotle’s ideas on rhetoric as the first systematic ~hermeneutics of the interacting, everyday human being; and (3) A Pedagogical ~Perspective: Pedagogy here refers to learning about the development of humans in ~society. An existential part of human existence is to sense moods and be attuned ~to “the other”. Then we have the possibility of changing the mood and establishing ~harmony. Finally, a conceptual model is presented to show the theoretical and practical ~implications beyond the military exercise that has been the point of departure ~for this text."