The Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle is one of the greatest thinkers in history, and his conception of happiness remains ...

Emotions are related to mood, personality and motivation, and they cause measurable physiological and psychological changes. The study of emotions and feelings is important because they are at the ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. If you’ve ever wondered how to bring more happiness into ...

I came across this theory and I'm not sure how to process it. The theory is by Lisa Feldman Barrett and it's arguing that: According to Barrett, emotions are "not universal, but vary from culture to ...

Historically, emotions have been viewed as irrational, unstable or primitive—hardly the stuff of sound decision-making. Enlightenment thinkers like Descartes and Kant privileged reason as the highest ...

In this article, my goal is to show how someone with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can attain a form of empathy known as cognitive empathy by using a theoretical framework for constructing emotions ...