The Roots of Our Motivation: A Guide to the Evolutionary Approach
What influences our desires and behaviors? We all intuitively believe there is a human nature, but when we try to describe aspects of it, it falls into the trap of…
Emotion Is Variation in the Pursuit of a Goal
Why do we have so many negative emotions? Why, when we get angry or sad, do we want to avoid the anger or sadness rather than deal with it directly?…
Our Situation and the Reason of Emotion
For a long time, since the beginning of philosophy, a thick line has been drawn between the passions and reason. And intuitively, this partition seems justified. It is when we…
How Emotion Adds Intelligence to Instinct
An introduction to how emotions come from instincts and how they help us make decisions before we act.