Social Functions of Emotions in Life and Imaginative Culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19577181 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dacher Keltner (0000-0001-9061-5292), Keith Oatley (0000-0002-2088-9770) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2472-9876 • E-ISSN: 2472-9884 |
| Publisher | Raiya Academic International LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.26613/esic.6.1.263 |
| OpenAlex | W4223551723 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
One chapter in the science of emotion has focused, largely through an individualist lens, on just a few emotions: the Ekman Six. Considerable debate has occurred and entrenched positions have ensued. In this essay we offer evidence and argument revealing that there are not only six emotions, nor states measured as valence and arousal, but upwards of 20 discrete emotions that contribute to our subjective and social lives. These emotions enable the rich fabric of relationships, from caregiving interactions to collective activities, that are vital to cooperation. Grounded in advances in cultural evolution, we detail how emotions and culture co-evolved, highlighting how emotions are building blocks of cultural forms such as ceremonies, dance, narratives, music, and visual art
Aesthetics · Arousal · Art · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Dance · Emotional valence · Epistemology · Individualism · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Cultural Differences and Values · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |