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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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Gilbert Ryle on Emotions - Dictionary of Arguments
I 131 Emotion/Ryle: emotion is not the same as mood. A tingling sensation is tickling, feeling sick is not the same as being sick. Mood/Ryle: mood is not recognizing, not understanding - but open, from the heart, not the head. I 137 Emotion/Ryle: it is absurd not to know if you feel better but it is not absurd not to know whether one is healthier now. I 137 Emotion is not linked with arousal or inclination. Sensations are not intentional. >Sensation, >Intentionality, >Arousal/Psychology. I 140 Fantasy (novel) brings real suffering and real tears but spurious indignation. Delight, relief, sorrow: are signs of feelings, not the feelings themselves. I 143 f Emotions/sensations: emotions like itching, tingling, stinging, biting, prickling, drilling, nausea, shock, anxiety and tension are at most accidental explanations for actions. Mood: is delight, joy, sorrow, longing, nostalgia, passion, excitement, disappointment (even in the absence) and also the mood to like to do something (disposition). >Disposition. Mood: is not an experience and not an object of introspection. >Introspection. Cf. >Psychological theories on emotion._____________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. |
Ryle I G. Ryle The Concept of Mind, Chicago 1949 German Edition: Der Begriff des Geistes Stuttgart 1969 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19