from one to the other purposely; it is not what he appears to others to be, but what he chooses to repre- sent to himself, which contains the contrast and the passage. Passion expresses itself in biting satire, or in derision which makes ridiculous and contemptible the persons or the things which appear to it either as its opponents or as its natural contraries.7. The emotions now examined complete the se- ries of the direct emotions, and in humour we have anticipated greatly on the reflective group, for the greater number of instances of humour have refer- ence to men and to their feelings and relations to- wards each other. It seemed better, however, to examine humour altogether in this place, in its usual connection with wit, and where its earliest or sim- plest instances are manifested, namely in objects of direct emotion, remembering only that the greater part of it lies on the other side of the line. Sub- joined is a tabular view of the Direct Emotions.
TABLIE OF DIRECT EMOTIONS.
A
Emotions which arise from the matter of the object represented, with pleasures or pains of enjoyment.
Joy.
Grief.
Fondness.
Aversion.
Emotions which arise from the form of the object represented, with pleasures or pains of admiration.
The mathetic emotions, or sense of Beauty in sights and sounds; with the corresponding sense of ugliness or deformity.
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Publication Information: Book Title: The Theory of Practice: An Ethical Enquiry in Two Books. Volume: 1. Contributors: Shadworth H. Hodgson - author. Publisher: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer. Place of Publication: London. Publication Year: 1870. Page Number: 179.
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