Reason does of course play a role in our moral life, but only as helping to guide us to an end antecedently determined by affection, in particular the affection of universal benevolence.
Breton himself, who died in 1966, had a particular affection for Oceanic and Native American art.
In 2008, Jonny found his true calling as a therapy dog with a particular affection for children, participating in programs where children practice their language skills by reading aloud to him.
Is there a story in "Dear Life" that you have particular affection for?
We took an immediate liking to each other and he began writing for me, more I always thought out of a lifelong compulsion to irritate the New York Times, which he'd long been convinced had had it in for him, than for any particular affection for the Los Angeles Times.
Other great European composers — Berg, Stravinsky and Ravel, in particular — felt affection for Gershwin and his music (and, perhaps, a touch of jealousy for his bank account).
In "The Dream of Enlightenment," Gottlieb writes with particular affection about his fellow-Brits, the philosophers Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and David Hume.
Nancy Mitford, who loved Faringdon, recalled with particular affection the practice of dyeing doves in pastel shades every Easter.
Menegozzi cites video games as an influence on his aesthetic, with particular affection for the PS1/Dreamcast era of gaming in the late 90s.
And indeed, though Mr. Lautenberg has never enjoyed particular affection from his state's Democratic establishment, party leaders in New Jersey and Washington have rushed to his defense, publicly chastising Mr. Booker for trying to push out a fellow Democrat.
