Hence, you can think of these emotions as the spectrum of judgment. It should be clear that the emotional development of a population plays a major part in determining how free life de facto is: We can, collectively and (in)dividually, climb or descend this spectrum of judgment. These emotional regimes regulate our behavior by making us avoid repercussions from others: 1) fear impels us to avoid hatred and violent aggression, 2) guilt to avoid moral judgment, 3) shame to avoid contempt, and 4) Sklavenmoral impels us to avoid that others feel envious of us.
