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Single Idea 23937
[filed under theme 18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / f. Emotion and reason
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Full Idea
It is not the passions who require the controls and rationalisations of reason. Rather, it is reason that requires the anchorage and earthy wisdom of the passions.
Gist of Idea
It is reason which needs the anchorage of passions, rather than vice versa
Source
Robert C. Solomon (The Passions [1976], Pref)
Book Ref
Solomon,Robert C.: 'The Passions (1993 ed)' [Hackett 1993], p.-8
A Reaction
I like the second half of this. We don't just follow the winds of arguments; we decide into which of the many conflicting winds we should steer the rational arguments, and that needs passions. Only a fool doesn't rationally control their passions.
Related Idea
Idea 23767
The winds of the discussion should decide its destination [Plato]
The
26 ideas
from 'The Passions'
23942
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Philosophy is creating an intellectual conceptual structure for life
[Solomon]
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23943
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Distinguishing reason from passion is based on an archaic 'faculty' theory
[Solomon]
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23945
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Reason is actually passions, guided by perspicacious reflection
[Solomon]
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23944
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Emotions are our life force, and the source of most of our values
[Solomon]
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23946
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The passions are subjective, concerning what is important to me, rather than facts
[Solomon]
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23940
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Emotions are strategies for maximising our sense of dignity and self-esteem
[Solomon]
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23936
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It is only our passions which give our lives meaning
[Solomon]
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23937
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It is reason which needs the anchorage of passions, rather than vice versa
[Solomon]
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23941
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'Absurdity' is just the result of our wrong choices in life
[Solomon]
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23947
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Dividing ourselves into confrontational reason and passion destroys our harmonious whole
[Solomon]
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23949
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Passions exist as emotions, moods and desires, which all generate meaning
[Solomon]
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23948
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Wisdom needs both thought and passion, with each reflecting on the other
[Solomon]
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23952
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I say bodily chemistry and its sensations have nothing to do with emotions
[Solomon]
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23953
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Feeling is a superficial aspect of emotion, and may be indeterminate, or even absent
[Solomon]
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23954
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Emotions are judgements about ourselves, and our place in the world
[Solomon]
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23955
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Ideologies are mythologies which guide our actions
[Solomon]
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23958
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The supposed irrationality of our emotions is often tactless or faulty expression of them
[Solomon]
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23956
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The Myth of the Passions says they are irrational, uncontrolled and damaging
[Solomon]
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23957
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We often trust our intuitions as rational, despite their lack of reflection
[Solomon]
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23959
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Some emotions are externally directed, others internally
[Solomon]
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23963
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Which emotions we feel depends on our sense of our own powers
[Solomon]
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23960
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Emotions are defined by their objects
[Solomon]
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23961
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The heart of an emotion is its judgement of values and morality
[Solomon]
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23962
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Lovers adopt the interests of their beloved, rather than just valuing them
[Solomon]
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23965
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Emotions can be analysed under fifteen headings
[Solomon]
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23964
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There are no 'basic' emotions, only socially prevalent ones
[Solomon]
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