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Bobby, could you flesh out point 3? I can see the rationale behind the
others, but I'm not sure what he is "getting at" here? All thought, logic
and emotion are dependant on somatic state? Can this be over-ridden by
"will"?
-----Original Message-----
From: Bobby G. Greer, Ph. D. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 12:43 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Book Review
In a message dated 9/6/01 4:05:07 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< Care to elaborate on the "points"?
-Kyle >>
I will try:
1. The oversimplistic view of the brain, specifically the cortex, having
specific and localized functions and does not square with what is known
in
clinical
neurology.
2. You can not separate reasoning from emotion( and what he terms as
"feelings")
All such functions are interelated and are constantly being modified
by experience.
3. Another basic tenet is of the somatic body as being the backgound
upon
which all reasoning, emotions, feelings is based.
4. He postulates primary emotions and secondary emotions. The primary
ones are,
more or less, "hard wired" into our systems from the get go; while
the secondary ones are learned. He distinguaished emotions
from feelings
Emotions, to him, are the physiological changes triggered by
stimuli,
internal
and external. Feelings are mental states(images) associated with
specific
somatic emotional states.
have to go, but I will elaborate more if you want.
Bobby
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