Full Idea
The passions are uniquely subjective, although they sometimes pretend to have a certain objective status. They are not concerned with the world, but with my world. They are not concerned with 'the facts', but with what is important.
Gist of Idea
The passions are subjective, concerning what is important to me, rather than facts
Source
Robert C. Solomon (The Passions [1976], Intro.5)
Book Reference
Solomon,Robert C.: 'The Passions (1993 ed)' [Hackett 1993], p.19
A Reaction
Values pick out what is 'important'. This idea sums up Solomon's rather solipsistic view of emotions. I accept that emotions are responses, rather than objective judgements, but there is objectivity in their social dimension. Why care about politics?
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Idea 23944 Emotions are our life force, and the source of most of our values [Solomon]
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