How can evolution explain feelings and emotions?

This is my attempt at an answer that draws insight from artificial intelligence, because to me the reverse engineering of cognition that discipline requires is the best way to get insight about what the mind is doing with emotion. read more

Feelings and emotions are neural perceptions that are significantly affected by the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain and nervous system, and hormones in the body. Positive emotions drive us to seek out rewards and to overcome challenges. read more

Most people can easily recognize at least 500 of those, but when asked to list emotions they can only list five to ten. The emotion comes first and is universal. What kind of feeling(s) it will then become varies enormously from person to person and from situation to situation because feelings are shaped by individual temperament and experience. Two people can feel the same emotion but label it under different names. read more