 One thread left over from the previous section had to do with the so-called “cognitive-affective personality system” or “CAPS” model. It will take a bit of work to introduce the model. But it is worth doing, since CAPS is currently receiving a lot of attention in the situationist literature in philosophy (Miller 2003; Adams 2006: 131–138; Russell 2009: chapters 8–10; Snow 2010: chapter 1). Plus, regardless of its relevance to that literature, the CAPS model might have some important resources of its own to offer as an empirical approach to thinking about character. This section first provides the needed background before turning to some of the philosophical implications.