ABSTRACT
The associative explanation for the formation of emotional reactions belongs to the realm of singular causation. As explained in the previous chapter, this renders the account I propose a non-scientific empirical account. The main concern about explanations such as the one I gave in Jonah’s case is that the associations hypothesized might be ad hoc interpretations. There may be no way to show that Jonah’s imagination actually makes these connections and that those are the ones that cause his emotional episodes of resentment. 1
