Ideas from 'The Emotions' by Peter Goldie [2000], by Theme Structure

[found in 'The Emotions' by Goldie,Peter [OUP 2002,0-19-925304-8]].

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity
The personal view can still be objective, so I call sciences 'impersonal', rather than objective
15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / c. Knowing other minds
We know other's emotions by explanation, contagion, empathy, imagination, or sympathy
Empathy and imagining don't ensure sympathy, and sympathy doesn't need them
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / a. Nature of emotions
'Having an emotion' differs from 'being emotional'
Unlike moods, emotions have specific objects, though the difference is a matter of degree
Emotional intentionality as belief and desire misses out the necessity of feelings
A long lasting and evolving emotion is still seen as a single emotion, such as love
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / b. Types of emotion
Some Aborigines have fifteen different words for types of fear
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / c. Role of emotions
Emotional responses can reveal to us our values, which might otherwise remain hidden
If we have a 'feeling towards' an object, that gives the recognition a different content
When actions are performed 'out of' emotion, they appear to be quite different
It is best to see emotions holistically, as embedded in a person's life narrative
If emotions are 'towards' things, they can't be bodily feelings, which lack aboutness
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / d. Emotional feeling
If reasons are seen impersonally (as just causal), then feelings are an irrelevant extra
We have feelings of which we are hardly aware towards things in the world
An emotion needs episodes of feeling, but not continuously
Moods can focus as emotions, and emotions can blur into moods
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / e. Basic emotions
Cross-cultural studies of facial expressions suggests seven basic emotions
Emotions are not avocado pears, with a rigid core and changeable surface
A basic emotion is the foundation of a hierarchy, such as anger for types of annoyance
Early Chinese basic emotions: joy, anger, sadness, fear, love, disliking, and liking
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / f. Emotion and reason
Some emotions are direct responses, and neither rational nor irrational
Emotional thought is not rational, but it can be intelligible
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / g. Controlling emotions
Learning an evaluative property like 'dangerous' is also learning an emotion
We call emotions 'passions' because they are not as controlled as we would like
Emotional control is hard, but we are responsible for our emotions over long time periods
Emotions are not easily changed, as new knowledge makes little difference, and akrasia is possible
Emotional control is less concerned with emotional incidents, and more with emotional tendencies
20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / d. Weakness of will
Akrasia can be either overruling our deliberation, or failing to deliberate
20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 3. Acting on Reason / a. Practical reason
Justifying reasons say you were right; excusing reasons say your act was explicable
23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 2. Elements of Virtue Theory / e. Character
Character traits are both possession of and lack of dispositions
We over-estimate the role of character traits when explaining behaviour
Psychologists suggest we are muddled about traits, and maybe they should be abandoned
27. Natural Reality / G. Biology / 3. Evolution
Our capabilities did not all evolve during the hunter gathering period