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Ideas of Robert C. Solomon, by Text
[American, b.1942, Professor at the University of Texas, at Austin.]
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Intro.1
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p.5
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23942
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Philosophy is creating an intellectual conceptual structure for life
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Intro.2
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p.11
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23943
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Distinguishing reason from passion is based on an archaic 'faculty' theory
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Intro.4
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p.15
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23945
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Reason is actually passions, guided by perspicacious reflection
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Intro.4
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p.15
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23944
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Emotions are our life force, and the source of most of our values
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Intro.5
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p.19
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23946
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The passions are subjective, concerning what is important to me, rather than facts
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Pref
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p.-11
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23936
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It is only our passions which give our lives meaning
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Pref
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p.-8
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23937
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It is reason which needs the anchorage of passions, rather than vice versa
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Pref
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p.-7
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23941
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'Absurdity' is just the result of our wrong choices in life
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Pref
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p.-7
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23940
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Emotions are strategies for maximising our sense of dignity and self-esteem
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2.3
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p.58
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23947
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Dividing ourselves into confrontational reason and passion destroys our harmonious whole
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3.2
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p.70
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23949
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Passions exist as emotions, moods and desires, which all generate meaning
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3.4
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p.65
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23948
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Wisdom needs both thought and passion, with each reflecting on the other
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4.1
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p.95
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23952
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I say bodily chemistry and its sensations have nothing to do with emotions
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4.2
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p.97
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23953
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Feeling is a superficial aspect of emotion, and may be indeterminate, or even absent
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5.3
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p.126
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23954
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Emotions are judgements about ourselves, and our place in the world
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6.1
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p.161
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23955
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Ideologies are mythologies which guide our actions
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6.4
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p.181
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23956
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The Myth of the Passions says they are irrational, uncontrolled and damaging
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6.4
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p.182
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23957
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We often trust our intuitions as rational, despite their lack of reflection
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6.4
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p.190
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23958
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The supposed irrationality of our emotions is often tactless or faulty expression of them
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7.1
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p.196
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23959
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Some emotions are externally directed, others internally
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7.12
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p.221
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23963
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Which emotions we feel depends on our sense of our own powers
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7.3
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p.200
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23960
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Emotions are defined by their objects
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7.6
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p.209
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23961
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The heart of an emotion is its judgement of values and morality
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7.9
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p.217
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23962
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Lovers adopt the interests of their beloved, rather than just valuing them
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8
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p.224
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23964
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There are no 'basic' emotions, only socially prevalent ones
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8
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p.228
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23965
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Emotions can be analysed under fifteen headings
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