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Ideas for 'Logic (Encyclopedia I)', 'Upon Nothing: Swansea lecture' and 'The Ethics'

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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 1. Thought
The act of thinking is the bringing forth of universals [Hegel]
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / a. Nature of emotions
Emotion is a modification of bodily energy, controlling our actions [Spinoza]
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / e. Basic emotions
The three primary emotions are pleasure, pain, and desire [Spinoza, by Goldie]
The three primary emotions are pleasure, pain and desire [Spinoza]
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / f. Emotion and reason
An emotion is only bad if it hinders us from thinking [Spinoza]
Minds are subject to passions if they have inadequate ideas [Spinoza]
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / g. Controlling emotions
Stoics want to suppress emotions, but Spinoza overcomes them with higher emotions [Spinoza, by Stewart,M]
An emotion comes more under our control in proportion to how well it is known to us [Spinoza]
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 6. Judgement / b. Error
People make calculation mistakes by misjudging the figures, not calculating them wrongly [Spinoza]
18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 2. Categories of Understanding
Hegel's system has a vast number of basic concepts [Hegel, by Moore,AW]
18. Thought / C. Content / 2. Ideas
An idea involves affirmation or negation [Spinoza]
Ideas are not images formed in the brain, but are the conceptions of thought [Spinoza]
An 'idea' is a mental conception which is actively formed by the mind in thinking [Spinoza]
Ideas are powerful entities, which can produce further ideas [Spinoza, by Schmid]
18. Thought / D. Concepts / 1. Concepts / a. Nature of concepts
We don't think with concepts - we think the concepts [Hegel]
Active thought about objects produces the universal, which is what is true and essential of it [Hegel]