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> "... may feel like loneliness." Isn't the feeling the whole point? It's a bit strange to claim that, even though some people might feel lonely, they aren't
by jmoss20 8y ago
> "... may feel like loneliness."
Isn't the feeling the whole point?
It's a bit strange to claim that, even though some people might feel lonely, they aren't /actually/. Lonely is a word that refers to an emotion -- not a word that refers to the circumstances that tend to bring about that emotion.
I'll grant you that if we had a perfect account of what those circumstances were, the two might be identical (for a physicalist, anyway). But that some people "may feel lonely" even now is a proof by counterexample that your account is not it.
- toomanybeersies 8y agoI feel that GP has confused loneliness with being alone, when they are two very different concepts. It's absolutely possible to be alone and not feel lonely, possibly because one is an introvert or because they gain social fulfilment from online interaction. On the other hand it's also absolutely possible to be surrounded with people, and even have rich social interaction with them, and still feel lonely. This could be simply due to interacting with the wrong people, but can also be symptomatic of mental health issues such as depressive or anxiety disorders.