Science

Can emotions be scientifically measured?

For

Brain scans and hormones reflect emotional states.

Against

Emotions are subjective and cannot be fully quantified.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • When you're mad, a few structures in your brain light up, right?
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  • use objective signs to determine the extent of an emotion and turn it into a quantified number
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Against

  • Ultimately our entire intellectual framework of emotions is rooted in subjective experiences.
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  • Is it even theoretically possible to use objective signs to determine the extent of an emotion
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