What are emotions and why do we experience them? In the last 50 years or so, psychological science has shed light on the essence of what makes us human--why we experience a range of feelings from joy to sadness, anger to fear, and compassion to contempt. Yet, the science of emotions remains mostly inaccessible to the curious reader and those outside academic circles.

This book is a story of our emotions; a story of why and how we feel as human beings. It is a tale of our emotions, told by philosophers, biologists, neuroscientists, sociologists, and economists. Drawing on the rich psychological research on emotions, this book invites you to revisit your emotions and to better appreciate and understand how feelings states define us and our humanity.

EUGENE TEE, PhD, is Associate Professor and Research Coordinator at the Department of Psychology, HELP University, Malaysia. He lectures, researches, publishers, and conducts training on the psychology of emotions. He founded Emotivity (www.emotivity.my) and is a regular spearker on BFM89.9, Malaysia's only independent radio station. He is also the author of 'Mindfulness and Emotions: Understanding Your Mind and the Benefits of Being Present' and 'Of Bromances and Biting Cute Babies: Questions About Emotions You (Probably) Never Thought of Asking'.