Emotion and Reason

Although much academic work has been done on the areas of mind, brain, and society, a theoretical synthesis of the three levels of analysis – the biological, the mental, and the social – has not until now been put forward. In Emotion and Reason, Warren TenHouten presents a truly comprehensive classification of the emotions. Analyzing six key emotions – anger, acceptance, aggressiveness, love, joy and happiness, and anticipation – the book presents a socioevolutionary theory of the emotions which is based on a synthesis of three models, of the emotions, of social relationships, and of cognition.