I'm pretty sure I actually saw this in a philosophy textbook, which would mean there are likely observations or studies on the subject.
Buddhism says there are two basic emotions, fear and love, and all other human emotions are some permutation or combination of these two elements.
--jrd
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I'm pretty sure I actually saw this in a philosophy textbook, which would mean there are likely observations or studies on the subject.
Buddhism says there are two basic emotions, fear and love, and all other human emotions are some permutation or combination of these two elements.
--jrd