Nayef Al-Rodhan: Emotion

Nayef Al-Rodhan is philosopher, neuroscientist, geostrategist, and author. Explore interesting quotes on emotion.
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“Neuro-rational Physicalism is premised on the neuro-biological foundation of human nature, which implies that thoughts, perceptions or emotions correspond to a physical reaction in the brain.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan

Knowledge and Global Order https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/article/knowledge-and-global-order/?fullscreen=true - OpenMind September 2013

Nature

“The power of emotions as drivers of behaviour, especially when survival is perceived as being at stake, needs to be recognised and taken into account at all levels of society and governance.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan

Source: Emotional amoral egoism (2008), p.203

“Policies should take account of the emotional dimensions of human behaviour rather than assuming rational action.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan

Source: Emotional amoral egoism (2008), p.203

“Morally relevant emotions are essential for living in social groups and they provide the basis on which we may construct conceptual frameworks that help guide our actions, but human beings should more accurately be thought of as being endowed with morally relevant capacities rather than innate moral knowledge.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan

Source: Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009), p.128

Knowledge , Help

“There is a physical neurobiological substrate to all human knowledge, including thoughts, memories, perceptions and emotions. To this end, mental states and thought processes are physical.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan

Source: Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009), p.109

Knowledge , Memory

“Human beings are largely motivated by their emotional repertoire, manifested through their need for attachment, physical security, a sense of belonging and a positive personal and collective identity.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan

Source: Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009), p. 186

Motivation , Sense , Personality

“Ultimately, I conclude that however we understand existence, what gives meaning to our lives are those things that serve our neurochemically based emotional self-interest in a sustainable way.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan

Source: Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009), pp.85-86

Way , Understanding

“Emotional Amoral Egoism indicates that ethnic conflict should be understood in terms of a reaction to a failure to satisfy a group’s basic physiological, security and ego needs due to discrimination, experienced by a group whose relations are premised, above all, on cultural affinities.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan

Source: Emotional amoral egoism (2008), p.181

Failure

“Human beings are emotional amoral egoists, driven above all by emotional self-interest. All of our thoughts, beliefs and motivations are neurochemically mediated, some predetermined for survival, others alterable.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan

Source: Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009), p.27

Motivation

“In my opinion, a life governed by reason is likely to be more dignified than one shaped by dogma and unbridled emotions.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan

Source: Sustainable History and the Dignity of Man (2009), p.437

Life

“Humankind is conceived as primarily motivated by neurochemically mediated emotions resulting from genetic make-up and environmental influences, employing reason and engaging in conscious reflection only occasionally.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan

Source: Emotional amoral egoism (2008), p.65

Motivation

“In my view, most human beings are innately neither moral nor immoral but rather amoral. They are driven by emotional self-interest and have the potential to be either moral or immoral, depending on what their self-interest dictates, and will be influenced in their choices by emotions and socio-cultural contexts. Circumstances will determine the survival value of humankind’s moral compass in that being highly moral in an immoral environment may be detrimental to one’s survival and vice versa. Indeed, our neuronal architecture is pre-programmed to seek gratification and feel good regardless of the reason. All apparently altruistic behaviour serves self-interest at some level.”

Nayef Al-Rodhan

Source: Emotional amoral egoism (2008), p.16

Feeling , Dependency