Tag: Aristotle

Anger & Hatred

We can reduce each and every emotion to their simplest forms--pleasure and pain. The more positive emotions (happiness, excitement, satisfaction, etc.) being encompassed and characterized by pleasure, and the more negative emotions (anger, sadness, disappointment, etc.) being encompassed and characterized by pain. It is through this simplification that anger can be seen as an expression … Continue reading Anger & Hatred →

Pride & Fear

Pride can be argued to be an excess of confidence mixed with the ego and a lack of humility. Much like confidence, pride contains within it an affirmation or belief of one's value. Whereas cockiness is the pure excess of confidence, in which one believes their abilities to be far beyond their limits, pride is … Continue reading Pride & Fear →