In Smith’s taxonomy of intellectual sentiment, surprise is the…

In Smith’s taxonomy of intellectual sentiment, surprise is the primary emotion. It is our immediate reaction to something unexpected, it is the most sudden and violent.

— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · Wonderstuck: How Wonder and Awe Shape the Way We Think by Helen De Cruz

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