As Tomkins considered the ways in which the affect system is involved with our response to the stimuli of the world,... Read More

Silvan Tomkins’ investigation into affect and emotion, as ambitious as it was, was only one aspect of his expansive mind.... Read More

One of Tomkins’ most surprising and important contributions is his theory of shame—what it is, how it works, and why... Read More

Silvan Tomkins played a critical role in the emergence of research on the face and facial expressions. His ability to... Read More

We are born into our human lives with the propensity to survive, and the nine innate affects kick in immediately... Read More

An animal moving through space has a lot of information to keep track of. By contrast, a plant, rooted in the ground,... Read More