Brain research and psychology today unequivocally prove what most of us have long believed: people are primarily emotional beings. Emotions are the sources of our sense of reality. It is through them that we are powerfully and vibrantly connected to the world and to ourselves. For many today, it seems obvious that those who adhere to this insight and align their actions accordingly are automatically in harmony with themselves. So what more is needed in terms of philosophical teaching and guidance? Heidemarie Bennent-Vahle develops the idea that emotions are not blind, irrational forces, but rather the elixir of the mind. They are the mirrors of our judgments about the questions of life and simultaneously form the foundation of all social values - they are therefore primarily "the heart of ethics." This understanding seeks to comprehend the workings of emotions.