[MD] Emotions

[plattholden at gmail.com]

Hi Andre,

For what it's worth, I agree with you. Now if we could agree that the 
MOQ sees free market capitalism as superior to socialism . . . 
But, alas. I guess that is not to be. 

Regards,
Platt 


On 9 Nov 2009 at 21:09, Andre Broersen wrote:

> Ian to John and Squonk:
> Which illustrates the point - 100% social / 100% biological ? Neither,
> surely.
> Emotions are complex things. If we talk of an emotion like
> "intersubjective compassion" that is partly genetically / biologically
> evolved and partly socially evolved - and in both cases there must be
> both brain / mind / mental as well as "somatic" embodied elements -
> and the "object" doesn't have to be another human either.
> 
> Andre:
> (if you permit me to interject) emotions are a biological pattern of value.
> 'The MoQ sees emotions as a biological response to quality'...' (Lila's
> Child). They have been given social meaning and cultural (i.e social and
> intellectual PoV's) interpretation.( this may, in many instances lead to
> their 'complexity' as Ian says but I think the complexity is simply a matter
> of cultural interpretation).
> 
> It remains a biological response...simple. (blushing, crying, laughing,
> smiling, anger,etc)
> 
> Ha, talking about going to China!!! there you have a different culture with
> a very different interpretation of biological expression.(stong, cool, calm,
> collected, in control, civilised, dignified, trustworthy  etc etc)
> 
> This has led to the notions of socially acceptable/unacceptable forms of
> (biological) [in this sense] expressions.And which, of course are linked to
> dominant intellectual PoV's.
> 
> For what it is worth.
> Andre