"For Piaget, emotion is the motivating force of action emanating from outside the individual in the form of sensations emitted by objects. ... — Pop
as psychological phenomena, fall under what Piaget calls the "point of view of conscious-ness — Joshs
Finally, when Piaget deals with needs, interest, and other affects, he explicitly rules out consideration of their physiologicul conditions (Piaget, 1954a, p. 30) and focuses instead on their "functional Significance. " And "from such a functional point of view, need is essentially an awareness of momentary disequilibrium, and the satisfaction of need, that is , awareness of re-equilibration.” (Theodore Mischel). — Joshs
Every thought has a feeling which is either painful or pleasurable - this has to be accounted for in any understanding. — Pop
Thus cognition is constrained, enabled and structured by a background of emotion-perception correlations, that manifest themselves as a changing background of implicit representations of body states.”(Ratcliffe 2002) — Joshs
If it was a matter of something that could be explained like a purpose or a means to something, you wouldn't have to ask about it. — Valentinus
I am not religious at all, but in my opinion, the best way to describe authentic love is through the words of Apostle Paul: 'Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.' — PM24B
What is the purpose of love? Where does it come from? Is it needed? — Benj96
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