In the book, reason is defined as the process of supporting a claim or conclusion on the basis of evidence. It involves the use of intelligence and the application of rules for problem solving. Reason is used everyday in our lives. Without reasoning about everything we do, we wouldn't be making strong decisions due to the lack of depth provided in them.
According to many philosophers, to achieve happiness and inner harmony, we must live a life of reason. Emotion is defined as a state of conciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, etc.., is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of conciousness. In the western culture, it is thought that when emotion plays a role, it causes slopiness among our decision making. Many of us have high and low emotional inteligences depending on our ability to perceive accurately, appraise, and express emotion. Personally, I think people that do not have a high emotional intelligence are more likely to have problems in life due to the lack of ability to handle different circumstances as they are presented in front of you.
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