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Single Idea 23943
[filed under theme 15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 1. Faculties
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Full Idea
The distinction between reason and passion is based on an archaic 'faculty' psychology of the human soul.
Gist of Idea
Distinguishing reason from passion is based on an archaic 'faculty' theory
Source
Robert C. Solomon (The Passions [1976], Intro.2)
Book Ref
Solomon,Robert C.: 'The Passions (1993 ed)' [Hackett 1993], p.11
A Reaction
I like faculties, for philosophical purposes, as explanatory tools to account for our metaphysical and conceptual framework, but this point is well made. The danger is that we impose sharp divisions, where reality is more complex.
The
26 ideas
from Robert C. Solomon
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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23957
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We often trust our intuitions as rational, despite their lack of reflection
[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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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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