tok reflection

In our last tok class, we compared reason and emotion. reason is logical and rational thinking while emotions are feelings. we thne discussed the difference between a person ruled by emotion and a person ruled by reason. i then realsied ow difficult it is to choose between them as the more i thought the more i felt that i was a person governed by both reason and emotion. i felt this because at times i am governed by emotion and my reaction is instinctive while at times i am more reasonable and weigh out my option before making a decision. when i sit and analyze myself, i gather that i am the type of person who can be influenced by both love and religion. we also read the article, 'In hiding from humanity: disgust, shame, and the law' by Martha C. Nassbaum and discussed it's knowledge issue. we came to the conclusion that the knowledge issue is, 'the appropriateness of an emotional reaction' and that it deals with the perception of two different people from two different times and cultures dealing with emotions like grief and sorrow on someone's death. the most exciting part of the lesson was the quiz we did at the end of the class to determine whether we are ruled by emotion or reason, the head or the heart. this quiz included questions like do you cry in sappy movies or books? etc. the number of no's and yes' determined whether we were determined by emotion or reason. i got an equal number of yes' and no's and so i was ruled equally by both emotion and reason. thus i came to the conclusion that my previous assumption was right and that in reality i am governed by both emotion and reason. therefore this tok class helped me analyze myself and come to a conclusion about myself.