Aristotle's Definition of emotion
Fill in the blank:
The Emotions are all those ___________________
Feelings
How can emotions affect a person's decisions?
(ex. angry judge before a judgement, sleepy mom before a request)
draw a picture of the mind and emotions influencing each other
(draw on board)
anger
How does Antony build Caesar's ethos? Give one reason.
1) Arete (moral virtue): Caesar refused the crown three times which shows virtue, in that he was not grasping for power.
Fill in the blank:
The Emotions are all those _______that so _________ men...
feelings/change
Is pathos an appropriate appeal for a rhetor? Why or why not?
Yes. Especially when you are using right emotions to convince someone of the truth. Example - Antony convincing the Romans to be sad about Caesar.
how do emotions influence the mind? give example
Hearing the little old lady praise the big kid for stopping the little mugger
What is fear and what is confidence?
Fear is an unpleasant or disturbing feeling, immense when near danger. We feel it toward people in power over us, or rivals who are stronger than us.
Confidence is the opposite of fear, a mental picture of the closeness of what keeps us safe and the absence of what is scary. We feel it within ourselves, when we have met danger and escaped it safely.
What is another way Antony shows Caesar's ethos?
2) Phronesis (practical wisdom/common sense): Antony mentions Caesar's military success, bringing the captives home, etc.
The Emotions are all those ___________ that so ___________ men as to affect their ___________
feelings/change/judgments
Give an example of an emotion being "wrong"
Not being sad at a funeral
Feeling bored on a rollercoaster
Not feeling fear when bungee jumping
how does the mind influence emotions? give example.
think about watching a big kid knock down a little kid. You know that is wrong and it would make you angry.
shame
We feel it after bad things we have done that we think are disgraceful to ourselves or those we care for, and its caused by things we blame ourselves for.
What is another way Antony shows Caesar's ethos?
The Emotions are all those____________ that so __________ men as to affect their ______________ and that are also ____________
feelings/change/judgments/attended
Pity is pain caused by observing any undeserved evil. It's caused by the sight of someone in unjust pain.
Indignation is the pain of seeing an undeserved good for someone that doesn't deserve it. It's caused by the sight of unearned prosperity.
The Emotions are all those____________ that so __________ men as to affect their ______________ and that are also ____________ by ____________ or ________________.
feelings/change/judgments/attended/pain/pleasure
What is Envy and what is Emulation?
Envy is discontent or jealousy over someone else's success that seems unattainable, and is caused by the sight of someone doing better than you are.
Emulation is good feeling felt by good persons, caused by seeing an equal with some desirable and aquirable characteristic. It is felt toward men held in honor whom others think are deserving.