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Reason is advocated in the control of passion, something seen as desirable and necessary for the development of a mature, civilized human being. This is achieved by the cultivation of virtue. Four virtues in particular have long been seen as of special value in this area of philosophy.
Passion and desire go hand in hand, especially as a motivation. Linstead & Brewis refer to Merriam-Webster to say that passion is an "intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction". This suggests that passion is a very intense emotion, but can be positive or negative. Negatively, it may be unpleasant at times.
Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics is a nonfiction book by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Krauthammer. It was at the top on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Sellers List for four weeks, in January 2014.
Thus a passion consists of two propositions: (1) this is something good/bad and (2) it is right that one should be affected by it. [53] In the case of distress, people believe that (1) something bad has befallen them, and (2) that one should shrink before it, producing not only the inner pain but the outward signs of distress such as weeping. [54]
A passion is a disturbing and misleading force in the mind which occurs because of a failure to reason correctly. [2] For the Stoic Chrysippus the passions are evaluative judgements. [4] A person experiencing such an emotion has incorrectly valued an indifferent thing. [5]
Pleasure is experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. [1] [2] It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad. [3]It is closely related to value, desire and action: [4] humans and other conscious animals find pleasure enjoyable, positive or worthy of seeking.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, L’Oréal’s boss Nicolas Hieronimus said that “working from home is actually very bad” for the “mental health” workers.
Passion can be associated with either physical arousal or emotional stimulation. Passion is defined in three ways: A strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something [3] A strong feeling (such as anger) that causes people to act in a dangerous way; Strong sexual and romantic feeling for someone