The Social Emotions

such as embarrasment, shame, pride, humiliation, need for praise, leadership, jealousy, in out group pride (nationalism), public anger, sense of injustice, etc all are likely to primarily belong or have their birth within those parts of the brain system that evolved while humanities culture was harem like as structured round an alfa male with reproductive rights (today, the vestige is in kingship and interest in power). They are drives and instincts, but when only marginally triggered and running in the background, they add flavour to moods, making them more complex. Given that they are largely redundant from the perspective of our social lives today, it makes sense to mitigate or reduce their influence on our daily lives. Hence the detachment espoused by so many religions and philosophies.