#affective

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This implies that the heart has been neglected

Underrated

Most philosophers have placed emphasis on rationality:

Intellect and Will

What about the feeling life?

Rooted in the body

Erratic

Ungovernable

Most philosophers have felt the Intellect and Will are there to reign them in

They subscribe value to only these two aspects of the person

Neglecting the third: the Heart

A fuller picture of the person includes all 3

Intellect | Will | Heart

Evidence: The Good Samaritan

Approaching the injured

He understands with his Intellect the right thing to do

He commits himself with his Will to doing it

Suppose he acts out of a sense of duty

But his heart is not involved in the helping

There is a tremendous difference between the Samaritan who helps only out of a sense of duty and the ‘Good’ Samaritan who is also moved by compassion

The Good Samaritan embodies love of neighbor through compassion

Only the Good Samaritan is fully present to the injured man

The Samaritan who acts just out of duty is holding something back from the injured man

He acts in such a way as not to be in the act of helping with his whole being

This significance of acting with the ‘whole being’ is the contribution of heartfelt compassion, of the one acting as a whole person, with the Heart

Not merely a Samaritan, but a ‘Good Samaritan’

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Notes on John Crosby

Hildebrand on the Heart

2020 Summer Seminar, Session 2

ive also been thinking about putting the definition into more of a sentence. could i do that, with confirmation from you? thank you for this too •w•

Sorry that this has been sitting in our inbox for a while, we were busy when we first got the ask and then... Forgot... Anyways, here's the -affective template (in some colour variants)!!

And sure, feel free to tweak the definition / wording as much as you'd like, as long as it still reflects the original definition/sentiment in some way

Multiaffectional or pluriaffectional (multiaffective or pluriaffective): affectionally/affectively pluralian; experiencing affection towards or relationship(s), or partnership(s), with multiple genders.

Anattractional: experiencing no attraction whatsoever.

CARELESS LOVE

If there is something essential that Bluebell has taught her beloved Egidius, that is BEING CARING; he was always rough and simple, never used to affection; but Bluebell is so AFFECTIVE, that, as the saying goes, "good things are CONTAGIOUS"; little by little our Egidius has been developing his facet of "loving boy", being for Bluebell a more than fantastic achievement!