Emotion Function, According to J. P. Sartre’s Phenomenological Psychology

Abstract

The aim of analysis is to demonstrate that phenomenological approach to nature can be useful for psychology, as it broadens the understanding of emotion. J. P. Sartre understanding of emotion nature was presented. Emotion functions according to Sartre were another focus of the research, as was comparing those functions to emotion functions specified in contemporary psychological literature. Key words: Sartre, emotion, emotional function, phenomenology.