[MD] Emotions

[John Carl]

>
> 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)
>


A biological response to what?  An emotion, that's what.  A SOCIALLY
generated emotion.   If emotions are biological responses, then where's the
emotion in an amoeba?  Or a lizard, for that matter.

The biological reaction to an emotion is not the cause of the emotion, it's
the effect of the emotion.



>
> 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.
>

So, do the difference in Chinese emotional reaction arise from their
differing biology?  Or is it because they have a different socialization?

Emotions are 3rd level phenemona arising in mammalian bonding - which is
also the beginning of the social level.

Here I stand, I can do no other.

John the heretic