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'Symposium', 'Phaedrus' and 'The Passions'
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / a. Nature of emotions
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I say bodily chemistry and its sensations have nothing to do with emotions [Solomon]
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Emotions are judgements about ourselves, and our place in the world [Solomon]
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Emotions are defined by their objects [Solomon]
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The heart of an emotion is its judgement of values and morality [Solomon]
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Emotions can be analysed under fifteen headings [Solomon]
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / b. Types of emotion
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Some emotions are externally directed, others internally [Solomon]
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / c. Role of emotions
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It is only our passions which give our lives meaning [Solomon]
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Which emotions we feel depends on our sense of our own powers [Solomon]
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The passions are subjective, concerning what is important to me, rather than facts [Solomon]
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Emotions are strategies for maximising our sense of dignity and self-esteem [Solomon]
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Passions exist as emotions, moods and desires, which all generate meaning [Solomon]
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The Myth of the Passions says they are irrational, uncontrolled and damaging [Solomon]
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / d. Emotional feeling
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Feeling is a superficial aspect of emotion, and may be indeterminate, or even absent [Solomon]
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / e. Basic emotions
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There are no 'basic' emotions, only socially prevalent ones [Solomon]
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / f. Emotion and reason
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It is reason which needs the anchorage of passions, rather than vice versa [Solomon]
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Dividing ourselves into confrontational reason and passion destroys our harmonious whole [Solomon]
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The supposed irrationality of our emotions is often tactless or faulty expression of them [Solomon]
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / g. Controlling emotions
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Plato saw emotions and appetites as wild horses, in need of taming [Plato, by Goldie]
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