Do there exist systems of formalizing emotion and their patterns? In other words, something that, for example, decomposed all emotions into combinations of a few fundamental ones or theories that predict how some follow from the other or specific metrics that can be used to classify emotion, etc. I was really fascinated by the movie “inside out”, mostly because, to me, it seemed a nice way to decompose human emotion but I assume there exist more nuanced takes on this in the literature. Are there specific terms or theories I should be looking at? Ideally, I would like a book on the subject to explore a little more ...
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1$\begingroup$ Welcome to Psychology & Neuroscience! The question is perfectly well-phrased. :) Therefore, feel free to edit out the preamble to your question. Many people have wondered the same, which is why there is an entire Wikipedia page dedicated to 'emotion classification'. However, perhaps somebody on this site can provide a more high-level overview, or summary, of different formalizations and redirect you to relevant resources. $\endgroup$ – Steven Jeuris♦ Jan 22 at 17:01
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2$\begingroup$ This may be a duplicate of Standard Academic set of emotions, and cognitive functions. Also see What is the most comprehensive system of describing human emotions or states of mind? and Number of core feelings?. $\endgroup$ – Arnon Weinberg♦ Jan 22 at 21:02
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3$\begingroup$ I feel What is the most comprehensive system of describing human emotions or states of mind? is a likely candidate as a duplicate. Please let me know if you agree, or edit your question to clarify more specifically what you are after. $\endgroup$ – Steven Jeuris♦ Jan 22 at 21:42
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$\begingroup$ @StevenJeuris It does answer the question but I was hoping to be recommended a larger set of source material to look at like a book. Would you know anything like that? $\endgroup$ – Aakash Lakshmanan Jan 24 at 20:25
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1$\begingroup$ Now that you know what to look for, don't you think you can find suitable books yourself? Ultimately, deciding which one to read is fairly opinion-based and not a good format for this site. Unless, you have a very specific requirement which can help people understand why you would like one book over another. $\endgroup$ – Steven Jeuris♦ Jan 25 at 11:13
