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Full Idea
I shall be making the claim (sujectively) that the chemistry of the body and the sensations caused by that chemistry have nothing to do with the emotions.
Gist of Idea
I say bodily chemistry and its sensations have nothing to do with emotions
Source
Robert C. Solomon (The Passions [1976], 4.1)
Book Ref
Solomon,Robert C.: 'The Passions (1993 ed)' [Hackett 1993], p.95
A Reaction
Surely an unexpected stabbing pain causes fear? Isn't pain supposed to trigger appropriate emotions? That is not to say that emotions are a feature of body chemistry.
Related Idea
Idea 23951 Emotion is a modification of bodily energy, controlling our actions [Spinoza]