Citation

Loewenstein G. Emot. Rev. 2010; 2(3): 234-239.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, International Society for Research on Emotion, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1754073910362598

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Contrary to the many accounts of the destructive effects of strong emotions, this article argues that the most serious problems facing the world are caused by a deficiency rather than an excess of emotions. It then shows how an evolutionary account of emotion can explain when and why such deficiencies occur.