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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / b. Types of emotion

[attempts to categorise emotions]

5 ideas
Stoics classify passions according to the opinion of good and bad which they imply [Stoic school, by Taylor,C]
Passions are ranked, as if they are non-rational and animal pleasure seeking [Nietzsche]
Some emotions are externally directed, others internally [Solomon]
Emotions have intentional objects, while a mood is objectless [Svendsen]
Some Aborigines have fifteen different words for types of fear [Goldie]