# Opinion: Affect theory in the 1990s

In the mid-1990s, thinkers rejected language as the sole basis of human nature. They shifted focus to emotions and the body. This shift is discussed in an Aeon article.

https://aeon.co/videos/beyond-the-mind-body-divide-on-the-affective-turn-in-the-humanities

Publisher: Aeon | a world of ideas — Opinion / commentary.

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#feeling #body #emotions

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Created: 2026-10-22T05:40:50.491169+00:00

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Original source: https://aeon.co/videos/beyond-the-mind-body-divide-on-the-affective-turn-in-the-humanities