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Subject - a cross-utilized unit of a relation

Relation - more than one subject combined together

Extrinsic Subject - subject given to a relation

Intrinsic Subject - subject contained in a relation

Right - if a subject is within an extrinsic subject

Wrong - if a subject is not within an extrinsic subject

Possession - if an intrinsic subject is within a subject

Good - what increases a relation

Bad - what hinders or decreases a relation

Serious - being within an extrinsic subject, also known as relevant

Silly - happiness that is not within an extrinsic subject

Crazy - if an extrinsic subject is ambiguous

Confusion - if the choice of an extrinsic subject is ambiguous

Happiness - occurs if subjects combine and form a relation. There are five different types of happiness. In order to include non-social relations in these definitions, the generic term combination is used symbolized with the letter 'C'.

1stC - occurs when subjects combine and a relation is formed. Here the extrinsic subject is created. The terms 'more' and 'less' do not apply with 1stC. It is very important to clarify that with 1stC one does not say, "Happiness is the combination of subjects," but, "Happiness occurs if subjects combine and form a relation."

2ndC - occurs when subjects are combined to an existing relation. Here the extrinsic subject already exists. The terms 'more' and 'less' apply with 2ndC. Leverage and contentment exist because of 2ndC.

3rdC - occurs as the back and forth dynamics between relations. Here more than one extrinsic subject is involved.

Leverage - resembles a lever, the relative lowering of a subject in a relation causes the relative increase of the other related subjects. This also is known as apathetic happiness. Subjects on opposite sides of the lever are apathetic to each other. An examples of this is kidding.

Contentment - is a relative position a subject has in a relationship. This position is what we mean when we say we are "happy". Here the word "content" can be used interchangibly. Other terms that also apply here are "feelings" and "fashion". This type of happiness is personal and can be stronger than 1stC. Some sub-emotions of contentment are:

^Enjoyment - having what you want (having what gives you contentment)

^Grief - not having what you want

Frustration - not getting what you want

Anger - excessive Frustration

^Distress - having what you don't want

^Relief - not having what you don't want

Unhappiness is, of course, the converse but with separation instead of combination. Hate is excessive apathy.

Nervousness - anticipation of a combination

Worry - anticipation of a separation

Shyness - excessive Nervousness

Fear - excessive Worry

Anxiety - general term for Nervousness, Worry, Shyness or Fear

Pride - above Contentment

Shame - below Contentment

Dignity - empathetic Pride

Arrogance, Conceit - excessive Dignity

Honor - the action toward Dignity

Jealousy - apathetic Pride

Envy - the action toward Jealousy

Modesty - empathetic Shame

Humility - the action toward Modesty

Pity - apathetic Shame

Pathetic, Pitiful, Contempt - excessive Pity

Disgust - the action toward Pity

Expectation - future Contentment

Hope - the action toward Expectation (to want a future Contentment)

Standard - past Contentment

Surprise - empathetically or apathetically above Standard or Expectation

Embarrassment - empathetically below Standard or Expectation

Disappointment - apathetically below Standard or Expectation

Elation - excessive Surprise

Sadness - excessive Disappointment or Embarrassment

^The definitions for Enjoyment, Grief, Distress and Relief are from I. Roseman 1984. Cognitive determinants of emotion: a structured theory. In P. Shaver (ed.), Review of personality and social psychology (Vol. 5: Emotions, relationships, and health). Beverly-Hills: Sage, 11-36.

The name of this system is Subjations which is a blend of words subjects and relations. What is especially interesting is that even though it is a model of the mind, it also conforms with evolution. Every living thing has relatives. One more thing I'd like to add is something I call the Base Rule. The Base Rule states that, "Related subjects do not combine for the same reason that unrelated subjects do not separate." This is a significant factor with morality.

The concept of subjects and relations goes all the way back to the middle ages and even as far back as Aristotle. If you like, you can read more with this link:

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/relations-medieval/

However, they only thought of subjects and relations for the purpose of organization, not for emotions. Theories of emotions go way back as well. Here is a link to Spinoza's ideas of them:

http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/spinozasemotions.html Benedictus Spinoza (1632-1677) on Emotions

He, as well as others, did not describe them in terms of subjects and relations. Combining these ideas enables this diagram of metaphysical philosophy.

This emotion theory is unique in that every item is connected. It is a system, not a rhetorical list. Since anything can be a subject, this is the highest of all possible systems. There are only two things that are permanent in the universe, one is the periodic table and the other is emotion theory.

I endeavor to get it perfect. I welcome any feedback.

John Huber

Seattle, Washington

jhn_hbr@yahoo.com

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(del) (cur) 04:28, 16 May 2006 . . John Huber (Talk | contribs) . . 902×598 (58,692 bytes) (This is a diagram of emotion theory. The concept of subjects and relations goes all the way back to the middle ages and even as far back as Aristotle. If you like, you can read more with this link: <a href="http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/relations)