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Stoic Passions

The Stoics named four primary passions. In On Passions, Andronicus reported the Stoic definitions of these passions (trans. Long & Sedley, pg. 411, modified):

Distress
Distress is an irrational contraction, or a fresh opinion that something bad is present, at which people think it right to be depressed.
Fear
Fear is an irrational aversion, or avoidance of an expected danger.
Lust
Lust is an irrational desire, or pursuit of an expected good.
Delight
Delight is an irrational swelling, or a fresh opinion that something good is present, at which people think it right to be elated.

Numerous subdivisions of the same class are brought under the head of the separate passions. The definitions are those of the translation of Cicero's Tusculan Disputations by J. E. King.

Distress

Envy
Envy is distress incurred by reason of a neighbor's prosperity.
Rivalry
Rivalry is distress, should another be in possession of the object desired and one has to go without it oneself.
Jealousy
Jealousy is distress arising from the fact that the thing one has coveted oneself is in the possession of the other man as well as one's own.
Compassion
Compassion is distress arising from the wretchedness of a neighbor in undeserved suffering.
Anxiety
Anxiety is oppressive distress.
Mourning
Mourning is distress arising from the untimely absence of a beloved object.
Sadness
Sadness is tearful distress.
Troubling
Troubling is burdensome distress.
Grief
Grief is torturing distress.
Lamenting
Distress accompanied by wailing.
Depression
Depression is distress accompanied by brooding.
Vexation
Vexation is lasting distress.
Despondency
Despondency is distress without any prospect of amelioration.

Fear

Sluggishness
Sluggishness is fear of ensuing toil.
Shame
Shame is fear causing diffusion of blood.
Fright
Fright is paralyzing fear which causes paleness, trembling and chattering of teeth.
Timidity
Timidity is fear of approaching evil.
Consternation
Consternation is fear upsetting the mental balance.
Pusillanimity
Pusillanimity is fear following on the heels of fright like an attendant.
Bewilderment
Bewilderment is fear paralyzing thought.
Faintheartedness
Faintheartedness is lasting fear.

Lust

Anger
Anger is lust of punishing the man who is thought to have inflicted an undeserved injury.
Rage
Rage is anger springing up and suddenly showing itself.
Hatred
Hatred is inveterate anger.
Enmity
Enmity is anger watching as opportunity for revenge.
Wrath
Wrath is anger of greater bitterness conceived in the innermost heart and soul.
Greed
Greed is insatiable lust.
Longing
Longing is lust of beholding someone who is not present.

Delight

Malice
Malice is pleasure derived from a neighbor's evil which brings no advantage to oneself.
Rapture
Rapture is pleasure soothing the soul by charm of the sense of hearing.
Smug
Arrogant and/or a feeling of knowing everything
Ostentation
Ostentation is pleasure shown in outward demeanor and puffing oneself out extravagantly.

Plutchik's wheel of emotions

Robert Plutchik created a wheel of emotions in 1980 which consisted of 8 basic emotions and 8 advanced emotions each composed of 2 basic ones.[1]

Basic emotion Basic opposite
Joy Sadness
Acceptance Disgust
Fear Anger
Surprise Anticipation
Sadness Joy
Disgust Acceptance
Anger Fear
Anticipation Surprise
Advanced emotion Composed of... Advanced opposite
Optimism Anticipation + Joy Disappointment
Love Joy + Acceptance Remorse
Submission Acceptance + Fear Contempt
Awe Fear + Surprise Aggressiveness
Disappointment Surprise + Sadness Optimism
Remorse Sadness + Disgust Love
Contempt Disgust + Anger Submission
Aggressiveness Anger + Anticipation Awe

Lojban emotions

The artificial language Lojban has interjections expressing degrees of emotions. These include:

  • Simple emotions
  • Complex emotions
  • Pure emotions
  • Propositional attitudes
    • attentive - inattentive - avoiding
    • alertness - exhaustion
    • intent - indecision - refusal
    • effort - no real effort - repose
    • hope - despair
    • desire - indifference - reluctance
    • interest - no interest - repulsion
  • Complex propositional attitudes
    • permission - prohibition
    • competence - incompetence
    • obligation - freedom
    • constraint - independence - resistance to constraint
    • request - negative request
    • suggestion - no suggestion - warning
    • understand - confused

See also

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  1. Plutchik, R. "The Nature of Emotions". Retrieved 2008-05-08.