Emotional Substance

The depth of feeling that gives a work its life, tied to the wholeness.

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concept

deep feeling (unitary feeling of the whole)
associated_with
A singular, non-emotional feeling that arises from experiencing the wholeness; distinct from emotions. It is the experiential grasp of the whole.
geometric engine
associated_with
The underlying geometric structure in a work that actually produces the felt feeling; a concrete configuration that generates the intended emotional quality.

artifact

Yellow blossoms painting
about
Oil on wooden panel, 1987, created by following the inner feeling of a shining blue, executed with large yellow blossoms to realize the glow.

chapter

Chapter 14: Deep Feeling
introduces
The chapter presenting the argument that deep feeling is the core of living process, illustrated with examples from architecture, painting, and design.

cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

The feeling or vision of emotional substance comes into our minds from the whole which exists.claim0.798
closing eyes to grasp emotional substancemethod0.776
Sitting with eyes closed intensively to let the authentic vision of the formless feeling enter the mind; used repeatedly in the Great Hall example.
Feelingconcept0.762
The experiential measure of life; a living process is congruent with and governed by feeling, and the feeling a place presents is the measure of its life.
Feelingsconcept0.762
Salient vectors in the space of emotions and intuitions; percepts of emotion, physiological valence, and extra-intellectual evaluation of reality
While making, we carry a dimly held vision of emotional substance as we move forward through concrete acts.claim0.758
Feeling (as distinct from emotion)concept0.756
Alexander distinguishes 'feeling' — the sense of being part of the ocean, sky, world — from emotions like happiness, sadness, or anger
We carry the feeling, in the form of a dimly held vision of emotional substance, before we know the form.claim0.750
sincerityconcept0.734
A correctness condition requiring assertions to align with the program's beliefs.