A Science of Emotion without Feelings | Emotion Researcher

No, I am not advocating that researchers working on emotion should become cold and unsympathetic people. I am also not arguing that feelings do not accompany emotions, or are irrelevant to emotions. Indeed, I think feelings are important and fascinating phenomena well worth study. I just don’t think it is necessary to study them in a science of emotion. More than that, I think it’s generally a bad idea to study them if you’re studying emotions. They are not the place to begin. Of course, this...