Single Idea 15577

[catalogued under 18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / c. Role of emotions]

Full Idea

For Heidegger moods are disclosive; they show us things in a more fundamental way than theoretical propositions ever can. For example, fear reveals something as a threat.

Gist of Idea

Moods are more fundamentally revealing than theories - as when fear reveals a threat

Source

report of Martin Heidegger (Being and Time [1927], I.5.30) by Richard Polt - Heidegger: an introduction 3.§30

Book Reference

Polt,Richard: 'Heidegger: an introduction' [Routledge 2003], p.66


A Reaction

Most modern students of emotion seem to agree. Even though they may not have specific content, it is always possible to consider the underlying cause of the mood.