From readings: “To make matters more complex, all of these varied organ states are the result of the action of chemical molecules — circulating in the blood or arising in […]

From readings: “But let us dig deeper in this idea, and note that the reference to the organism is dominated by one sector of the body: the old interior world […]

From readings: “The neglect of affect impoverishes the description of human nature. No satisfactory account of the human cultural mind is possible without factoring in affect. And yet feelings are […]

From readings: “Without feelings, we wouldn’t be able to respond to beauty — which may be our mightiest conduit of connection with the living world — and therefore wouldn’t be […]

From readings: “Most every image in the main procession we call mind, from the moment the item enters a mental spotlight of attention until it leaves, has a feeling by […]

From readings: “… which are action programs activated by confrontation with numerous and sometimes complex situations; examples of emotions include joy, sadness, fear, anger, envy, jealousy, contempt, compassion, and admiration. […]

From readings: “And yet, a remarkable yet, there is a parallel mental world that accompanies all those images, often so subtle that it does not demand any attention for itself […]