To me, the authenticity of feeling is dampened by thought. — Edward
Actually, what I mean is, while there is a biological environment of arousal, does arousal not also relate to what is perceived and understood about a situation? So, an easily aroused person could also have an extremely analytical perception of life, resulting in low arousal of a high arousal brain. — Edward
There is no strategy that is good for all ends. That is not a good reason to let go of the steering wheel and just let everything play out without making selections.
perspectives are value systems.
Moods are no longer a subjective window-dressing on privileged theoretical perspectives but a background that constitutes the sense of all intentionalities, whether theoretical or practical.
I guess, if this was condensed into a single question:
How does one reconcile being human and emotional with being in a relative and free world, while feeling authentic and self-realised? — Edward
What if our "background that constitutes the sense of all intentionalities" drives us to theoretically dismantling our mood? — Edward
perspectives are value systems.
I suppose my point is, if your perspective is one of existential absurdity then how does one reconcile this with an authentic moral system. — Edward
There's a need for uninhabited, emotional reaction if we're going to make human and compassionate decisions. — Edward
Theoretically dismantling one mood doesn't leave us without any mood. There is always affectivity as a background comportment or attitude toward the world. An attitude of neutral, calm focus is still being in a mood. The world always matters to us, is significant for us, strikes us, is relevant for us, , affects us in some way.
He would consider his ontology of the becoming of value systems to be a liberating, authentic approach to ethics.
My point is, or at least my question: does a realisation of the absurd not constantly dampen our instinct to feel? Our thoughts inform our feelings and if our thoughts negate the inclination towards meaning then what is the result? Apathy. — Edward
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