Posted by LegWarmers on March 9, 2006, at 21:10:40
In reply to Re: disgust as emotion, posted by 838 on March 9, 2006, at 20:16:05
> And on a similar note...
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> Surprise.
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> Is that an emotion?yup
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> How about
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> Empathy.sort of, I think empathy activates emotions
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> Is there a qualitative experience (a 'feels' or 'seems' or 'experiential property' or 'qualia' or 'phenomenology) associated with empathy - or is it a more cognitive state??.hmm, *??* <thats the inside of my brain atm> : ) Its both cognitive and emotional
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> Back to surprise...
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> Is a startle response an emotion?yes, its suprise : )
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> (Is it worth studying startle responses to learn about the nature of surprise or is this too basic to count as an emotion?
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> ?hmm, is it worth it? I don't know, maybe too basic.
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