The spontaneity of emotion

It is a commonplace that emotions are characteristically passive. As we ordinarily think of them, ways in which acted upon, is, moved or affected by aspects our environment. Moreover, have no voluntary control over whether feel them. In this paper, I call attention to much-neglected respect active, less central pretheoretical concept That having emotions, engaged with the world insofar as respond context, say an emotion response x tantamount saying reason for it. Elaborating claim light historically prominent conception active/passive distinction, will argue form spontaneity virtue their responsive character and contrast perceptions, fundamentally receptive. While proposal prima facie opposed ordinary image passive, show it actually allows us make proper sense