In a message dated 7/30/2001 2:29:18 AM Central Daylight Time,
skutvik@online.no writes:
Bo said:
'This I find a bit nonsensical. A social being will naturally
experience emotions in isolation, and "reaction to objects"
(memories, nostalgia...etc.) will play a social role. "Events"? In
case of rituals they are at the heart of the matter too. In case of
doing something stupid and becoming mad with oneself, it is very
much social dependant.'
I was thinking of the classic man vs nature conflict. Picture a person
stranded on a desert island with no means of communication with the rest of
the world. Society in one of these conflicts has no place, but that will not
make the person devoid of all emotion. If he finds shelter, he will be
happy, if he can't find food, he will be angry, etc. This of course is not a
very common scenario in contemporary life. all i am saying is that while
most of our emotions arise from social contact, they also exist fundamentally
on a biological level.
rasheed
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