The Origins Of Human Emotions And Their Purpose - Dr Laith Al-Shawaf

Dr Laith Al-Shawaf is an emotions researcher and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at UCCS. Humans have a wide range of emotions. But why do we feel anything at all? Why do we actually have emotions and how did they come about? Expect to learn why humans evolved to have emotions, whether some emotions are more basic than others, evolutionary explanations for joy, anger, disgust, envy, awe, happiness and much more… - 00:00 Why Do We Have Emotions? 06:37 How Our Emotions Advocate For Us 14:02 Emotions From an Evolutionary Perspective 20:54 Are Some Emotions More Basic Than Others? 25:02 Why We Experience Fear & Surprise 28:34 How Shame is Adaptive 36:47 Why Anxiety is So Prevalent in Modern Society 44:59 Explaining the Trait of Need for Cognition 54:14 Feeling Emotions About Emotions 1:03:49 The Difference Between Envy & Jealousy 1:08:33 Emotions That Aren’t Really Adaptive 1:16:26 How Laith Applies His Work to Daily Life 1:32:55 Where to Find Laith - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostDr Laith Al-Shawafguest

Sep 28, 20241h 26mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 28, 2024
Duration: 1h 26m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr Laith Al-Shawaf is an emotions researcher and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at UCCS. Humans have a wide range of emotions. But why do we feel anything at all? Why do we actually have emotions and how did they come about? Expect to learn why humans evolved to have emotions, whether some emotions are more basic than others, evolutionary explanations for joy, anger, disgust, envy, awe, happiness and much more… - 00:00 Why Do We Have Emotions? 06:37 How Our Emotions Advocate For Us 14:02 Emotions From an Evolutionary Perspective 20:54 Are Some Emotions More Basic Than Others? 25:02 Why We Experience Fear & Surprise 28:34 How Shame is Adaptive 36:47 Why Anxiety is So Prevalent in Modern Society 44:59 Explaining the Trait of Need for Cognition 54:14 Feeling Emotions About Emotions 1:03:49 The Difference Between Envy & Jealousy 1:08:33 Emotions That Aren’t Really Adaptive 1:16:26 How Laith Applies His Work to Daily Life 1:32:55 Where to Find Laith - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Dr Laith Al-Shawaf
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Dr Laith Al-Shawaf, The Origins Of Human Emotions And Their Purpose - Dr Laith Al-Shawaf explores evolutionary Origins: Why Human Emotions Exist And How They Help Dr. Laith Al‑Shawaf explains emotions as evolved, adaptive systems that coordinate our body and mind to solve specific survival and reproductive problems, rather than irrational forces opposed to reason.

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