Ａ.There are 38 emotions and four categories; urges, responses, attitudes, and feelings. To begin with, what is it we call "emotion?" Emotion is sometimes very complicated and unclear. How can you identify the difference between similar wo…

Ａ.The conflict of emotions created intellect. Why did emotions develop in evolution? Let's examine from the viewpoint of evolution. Are there living things which have emotions but don't move? How about living things which move but don't h…

Ａ.A brain has the circuit for emotions. Brain disorders research has made clear the place where emotions work. Look at the picture. The path to recognize what emotion is felt is: sensory receptor → sensory cortex → sensory association cor…

Ａ.It is the memory of a behavior pattern based on genes. These emotional circuits develop according to experiences when growing from an infant to a child, and to an adult. In this sense emotions can be called a kind of memory. It might be…

Ａ.Emotions develop and branch out through conflict. From the next chapter I will explain emotions in detail one by one using categories. I will state details for every emotion such as in what situations the emotion is felt, how and why it…

Ａ.Interest is an attitude of exploring in order to expand territory. The first of the seven main emotions is interest. All emotions originate from approaching to obtain nourishment and avoiding filth. To approach is the essence of interes…

Ａ. Fun is a feeling expressing a satisfied state of interest. Fun is related to interest and infatuation, for example, it is fun to do things with friends or spend time with a lover. Fun is felt when one's interest or infatuation is satis…

Ａ. Boredom is a feeling expressing a state of disinterest. The opposite of fun is boredom. Boredom is also an emotion branching from interest's or infatuation's appraisal. It occurs when you are fatigued, you grow tried of something, and …

Ａ. Humor is an urge to accept a child's mistakes. Humor is an emotion derived from interest. You may double over laughing or burst out laughing when you hear a funny joke. Some people may blush because of trying to hold back their laughte…

Humor is a technique to avoid conflict through making people equal. Humor is a branch of interest. Humor is the emotion that appears when interest's interpersonal actions are appraised. However, that it excludes the part that causes guilt …

Humor is constructed of three parts: a performer, recipient, and audience. There are some interesting phenomena derived from the complexity of humor. We can nonchalantly say something offensive about a lover or friend, but if others say so…

Ａ. A trick is essential for humor. In comedy acts or comedic skits, if a person guesses the end, the laughter decreases by half. If you can predict the end, the humor also decreases. Why is this? The people who can predict the outcome of …

Ａ.Infatuation is an attitude for selecting a partner to raise offspring. Infatuation is an attitude that branches out when the situation causes interest to combined with sexual instinct, which is developed by sexual selection. Infatuation…

Ａ.Disgust is an attitude towards unclean things. The second basic emotion is disgust. There are things which animals have to approach or have to avoid as they live. The things that they have to approach are food, the opposite sex, fellow …

Ａ.Clean and interesting things are beautiful; unclean things that we have to avoid are ugly. The adjective pair corresponding to interest and disgust is beautiful and ugly. Beauty is a visual or auditory stimuli that cause a pleasant sens…

Ａ.Depression is felt when we expect something disgusting. Depression is an emotion derived from expecting to feel disgust. Human beings have a highly developed intelligence, so we can feel disgust even though we cannot see the disgusting …

Ａ.生物学への無知が生む可能性の剥奪 嫌悪や怒りなどの感情に従って行動すると、時に他人に対して意図せずして差別することがあります。差別とは何か、それはどうすれば減らすことができるのでしょうか？ たとえば、ある人が○○が嫌いであるとします。この人…

Ａ.芸術とは感情の言葉である 芸術とは、感情を生み出すものです。音楽、絵画、写真、舞台などにおいて、強い感情を生み出すものほど優れているとされます。魂を揺さぶると形容します。ただ、なぜか笑いや楽しさを生むものはあまり芸術とは呼ばれませんが。 …