Adam:
I'm having trouble classifying emotions in the
MOQ architecture and it would be great if anyone could
help me out. I don't know if this issue has already
been dealt with, but a response would be appreciated
greatly.
Squonk:
> Emotion would appear to be a biological response i my view.
> As such, it may be an indication of, 'that which is biologically
valuable'?
> But the archives must be full of this stuff?
---Bodvar used to have a theory... which I remember liking alot... but which
I don't remember terribly clearly right now... about each level having a
sort of mode of expression... I think he had pinned 'emotion' as the
'expression' of the sociological level. I'm searching for the posts in the
archives.... But you should really pump Bo for the specifics.
As for myself, I think what is called 'emotion' is not any single
pattern or of any single level. Rather, I think 'emotion' is a handful of
different value patterns collected from (mostly) the biological and
sociological levels. Any good shrink will tell you that your emotions can
be influenced by everything from your DNA and diet to your environment and
upbringing. I believe if you think closely about what you mean 'emotion'
you will find yourself thinking about things as diverse as sociological
concepts like 'admiration' and 'respect'.... to biological concepts like
'adrenaline rushes' and 'pain'.... And then there's an emotion like 'love',
which seems to fit into both bio and socio because it has several distinct
(although not altogether unrelated) meanings.
In sum, maybe you should try classifying each respective emotion, rather
than 'emotions' as a broad catch-all category.
Hope that helps some.
rick
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