The phrase "affections of the mind" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing emotions, feelings, or mental states, particularly in philosophical or psychological discussions.
Example: "The novel explores the affections of the mind, delving into the complexities of love, grief, and joy."
Alternatives: "emotions of the mind" or "feelings of the mind".
Sextus describes the skeptic's states of 'being-appeared-to' as affections of the mind.
Arguably, Pyrrhonism conceives of the affections of the mind in ways that anticipate later thought about subjectivity (Fine 2003a and 2003b).
This suggests that, insofar as they draw a distinction between affections of the mind and the world, this distinction is construed differently than in modern skepticism.
Passions and affections of the mind, especially in their stronger forms, were also considered by physicians to constitute a constant threat to health and life.
His brief definition of the term was that "emotions" were "certain changes or affections of the mind, as grief, joy, or astonishment," which could become visible through "outward signs" on the face or body (Bell, 1824, p. 19).
His gift was securing the trust and affection of the great minds of his day.
Original Stories from Real Life; with Conversations Calculated to Regulate the Affections, and Form the Mind to Truth and Goodness is the only complete work of children's literature by the 18th-century English feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.
More specifically, an "affection or passion" refer to "those Modifications or Actions of the mind consequent on the Apprehension of certain Objects or Events in which the Mind generally conceives Good or Evil" (Essay 15).
According to Aristotle, the greatest authority from the ancient world, words name things by signifying concepts in the mind (Boethius translated his term as passiones animae — affections of the soul) which are likenesses abstracted from them.
Other authors, however, continued to use 'passion' and 'affection' interchangeably, as did Thomas Wright in The Passions of the Mind in General (1601).
