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| Emotions: A. philosophy of mind is usually defined by examples such as joy, fear, anger in order to distinguish it from other internal states. It is controversial whether emotions are triggered solely by external circumstances. See also sensations, perception, mental states, mind states, consciousness, stimuli, introspection, other minds.
B. In psychology, emotion is a complex, subjective experience characterized by physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and a cognitive appraisal. Emotions influence mood, motivate behavior, and play a crucial role in social interactions._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Terrence W. Deacon on Emotions - Dictionary of Arguments
I 428 Feelings/Deacon: one is tempted to say that the development of our language skills went hand in hand with a weakening of our sensitivity and empathy (compared to animals). >Animals, >Animal language. I 429 However, this only applies if language is regarded as a medium for communicating feelings. >Communication. If we follow the representational hierarchy, we can distinguish between three ways in which the emotional state of individuals can be reconciled with that of others. 1. spontaneous mimicry 2. reaction to shared external stimuli (this is indexical) 3. represent >Emotion, >Mimicry, >Stimuli, >Indexicality, >Internal states, >Other minds, >Representation, >Symbols/Deacon,_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Dea I T. W. Deacon The Symbolic Species: The Co-evolution of language and the Brain New York 1998 Dea II Terrence W. Deacon Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter New York 2013 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27