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Does "but when they are" imply "but when they are registered" (as I have mentioned in the title of the question)? And does "registered" here mean "conscious"?
According to Damasio, emotions are not conscious states in themselves, they happen beyond our control, though they may be on show in public. Our linguistic metaphors give us a clue here – we are ‘filled with’ dread, a surge of contentment ‘suffuses’ us, a sense of the ridiculous ‘comes over’ us. Sometimes our feelings, too, remain unregistered but when they are, they are private property, experienced by the individual alone. ‘Feelings open the door for some measure of wilful control of the automated emotions,’ Damasio writes.
According to Damasio, emotions are not conscious states in themselves, they happen beyond our control, though they may be on show in public. Our linguistic metaphors give us a clue here – we are ‘filled with’ dread, a surge of contentment ‘suffuses’ us, a sense of the ridiculous ‘comes over’ us. Sometimes our feelings, too, remain unregistered but when they are, they are private property, experienced by the individual alone. ‘Feelings open the door for some measure of wilful control of the automated emotions,’ Damasio writes.
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red apple Does "but when they are" imply "but when they are registered" (as I have mentioned in the title of the question)? Yes. red apple And does "registered" here mean "conscious"?
- red apple Does "but when they are" imply "but when they are registered" (as I have mentioned in the title of the question)?
- Yes.
- red apple And does "registered" here mean "conscious"?
- Yes, when you are explicitly, consciously aware of them.
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red appleDoes "but when they are" imply "but when they are registered" (as I have mentioned in the title of the question)?Yes.
red appleAnd does "registered" here mean "conscious"?Yes, when you are explicitly, consciously aware of them.
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