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The topic of emotion and evolution typically brings to mind Darwin’s classic treatise, Emotions in Man and Animals (Darwin, 1872). In this book Darwin sought to extend his theory of natural selection beyond the evolution of physical structures and into the domain of mind and behavior by exploring how emotions too might have evolved.
Primal emotions, such as love and fear, are associated with ancient parts of the psyche. Social emotions, such as guilt and pride, evolved among social primates. Evolutionary psychologists consider human emotions to be best adapted to the life our ancestors led in nomadic foraging bands.
We also asked authors to remind readers that emotion words (such as fear or happy) do not necessarily map onto any single emotion state, but broad categories with individual and contextual variation. In considering the past and future of research on emotional development, we identified three areas in which novel advances have the potential to be made.
Aug 23, 2024 · Basic emotions theory posits that emotions arise principally from evolutionarily ancient subcortical regions of the brain, such as the brainstem and other deep brain structures shared by many animals.
Jan 18, 2013 · Early organisms capable of feeling were, for the first time in evolution and unlike all other life forms, aware of some aspects of their own existence 117. Feelings paved the way for the ...
- Antonio Damasio, Gil B. Carvalho
- 2013
‘The evolution of emotion’ argues that emotions were—and still are—vital for survival. Ever since Plato, many Western thinkers have tended to view emotions as obstacles to intelligent action. We are all familiar with cases in which an excess of emotion prevents people from acting intelligently.
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May 22, 2024 · Abstract. This book provides a cutting-edge overview of emotion science from an evolutionary perspective. Part 1 outlines different ways of approaching the study of emotion; Part 2 covers specific emotions from an evolutionary perspective; Part 3 discusses the role of emotions in a variety of life domains; and Part 4 explores the relationship between emotions and psychological disorders.
