[MD] Emotions for Joe

[MarshaV]

Ian.

No homunculus, no Will.  How could it be otherwise.  But there 
is freedom as RMP has stated.  And as far as I am concerned 
it is found in the present moment/awareness.  -  With some interesting  
adjustments,  Albahari supports Damasio's case which supports 
the Buddha's case.  

The emotions that Damasio addresses are compared to 
tanha (emotional investment), the origin of dukkha.  



Marsha 




On Aug 5, 2011, at 8:15 AM, Ian Glendinning wrote:

> BTW Marsha, the key word for me in that second Damasio clip is "endorse".
> 
> Reminds me that "free-will" is best thought of as "free-won't" after
> Dennett and Wegner.
> http://www.psybertron.org/?p=1192
> Thought of that way free-will is exactly what it appears to be - and
> totally non-contentious I'd say - like consciousness itself ;-)
> 
> Decision-making to act is hugely complex - the conscious thinking part
> of it just happens to be tiny, conscious emotion is another part, but
> subconscious animalian activity is another even larger part.
> (Hence anomalies like Libet, etc.)
> 
> Conscious emotion is one of those McGilchrist right-left-right
> patterns, takes two hemispheres (and a body with legs) to tango.
> Regards
> Ian



 
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