Emotion has come of age in the last decade with theorists worldwide recognising the role of emotion in the development of intelligence. Intelligence is the faculty we all use to engage in ways of knowing. In this essay I will discuss the notion of emotion as used by key theorists and draw links and use comparative examples to show how emotion may enhance and/or undermine reasoning as a way of knowing.
Daniel Goleman outlines the fundamental link between emotion and cognition in his book Emotional Intelligence (1996, page. 44). He suggested that the emotional mind is associative, that it takes elements which help symbolise a reality, we know these as similes and metaphors. Emotions are triggered by perceptions and our senses. For instance we can feel happy in spring as we walk past a blossom tree and absorb its perfume. Perfume may trigger sensuous feelings of love; aromas may trigger sensations of hunger. Emotional memory can be a collective characteristic of cultural groups for......
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