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What drives the curiosity that leads one to research? Is it excitement over a certain topic or question? Is it anxiety over a certain social issue? What makes or leads people to begin a study? Encouraging introspection in my work, my research agenda is led by excitement over certain topics, especially the theoretical. This chapter aims to define emotions to help describe the function of the intellect.
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For more information, please see article by G. J. Taylor, G. J. and H. S. Taylor (1997) “Alexithymia,” in M. McCallum and W. E. Piper (eds) Psychological Mindedness: A Contemporary Understanding, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Munich, 28–31.
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Kassab, H.S. (2016). Emotions and the Individual. In: The Power of Emotion in Politics, Philosophy, and Ideology. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-59352-8_2
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