Well said ariful. When ethics is involved the individual moral development plays a crucial role.

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EI can possibly described as the ability of thinking rationally about the emotion before taking an action. Peter Salovey and John Mayer (1990) conducted out research based on EI and according to them intellect and emotional intelligence are two different dimensions and they use different parts of the brain. Therefore as a term, emotional intelligence was used by them. They defined EI as “an ability to control one‟s own and others‟ sentiments and emotions, to discriminate, and to apply this information to guide one‟s thinking and acts.‟

For further understanding kindly refer to the below articles:

http://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jbm/papers/Vol20-issue2/Version-1/C2002012639.pdf

https://www.scribd.com/document/328977011/Factors-Affecting-Emotional-Intelligence-An-Empirical-Study-for-Students-of-Secondary-School-Professional-Colleges

Article Factors affecting emotional intelligence: an empirical study...

Well said ariful. When ethics is involved the individual moral development plays a crucial role.

Please follow the link below

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305463783_The_role_of_emotional_intelligence_in_ethical_decision_making_at_work

Madhu Bala Alain Mwamba Mukendi Ariful Islam Good input. Thank you for the question. I am an ethics philosopher and would like to suggest the following:

"I think" (rational) - "I feel" (emotional) - "I do" (action). This is an important ethical trinity. The rational mind can do what is "right" and "rational" and still end up in doing so in a cold way. This is the problem of cold rational calculation. The mind needs help from the emotions when we are talking ethics. The emotions can overwhelm us with being too hot or frighten us into passivity. The emotions, the heart, needs help form the head. Some things might seem rationally right and feel emotionally good but through action we might experience we got it wrong. Real life action, the work of the "hands", can sober both the mind and the heart.

There is an ancient philosophical process that takes this seriously. It is in the legacy of both Plato and Aristotle. It goes as follows: 1. Intentions matter: To be ethical good begins with the intention of doing what is good - also with a long term perspective. 2. Head/rationality: Use your rational mind, your experience and your knowledge and gather new knowledge if necessary. The righteous mind might tell us: "Do what is a good as possible for as many as possible!". Remember the mind is cold so it needs help from the heart to be able to do good. 3. Heart: Listen to you heart and temper it with your head. The heart and the head in combination is important. It is not evil that humans love their children more than their neighbors children. It is human and and can be seen as the starting point of becoming civilized (Annette Baier and Carol Gilligan). The child that experiences love from the parents and others near them are given a seed that can grow to empathy. It is not easy to develop this without experiencing some kind of human love. 4. Hands/action: In life we must most often act. Through action we see that what we think with our head and what we feel with our hearts may be flawed and wrong. The ethical imperative is to always be able to maintain a hospitality of mind and be able to ask the question. "Might I be wrong?" (John Dewey - last page of "Democracy and Education"). 5. Consequences: My intention might be fulfilled in a good way through thinking clearly, taking my hearts emotions seriously and acting with courage ... but it might also go very wrong. The key is to reflect over the consequences of our actions and be willing to change if necessary. 6. I can develop through my experience. I can develop further practical wisdom (phronesis) through a process like this. My students use this process when working with people. They grow this way.

Emotional intelligence is directly linked to self-esteem, self-awareness, and compassion, empathy, and adaptability— important predictors of success in life. Emotional intelligence is what helps us communicate clearly, lead others, and build powerful relationships at work and in your personal life. Emotions are the building blocks of every relationship in our life, and the power of those emotions cannot be overlooked. Emotions influence the way we relate and react to others—often without our awareness. The ability to be aware of our own emotions and the feelings of others is the key to relationships that are engaging, exciting, fulfilling, creative, and productive. Emotional intelligence keeps our relationships strong and healthy. Emotional intelligence isn’t a safety net that protects us from life’s tragedies, frustrations, or disappointments. Emotionally intelligent individuals go through bad times and experience sadness, anger, and fear—just like everyone else. But they respond differently than less healthy people to these experiences. Emotional intelligence gives us the ability to cope and bounce back from stress, adversity, trauma, and loss and makes us resilient.

Thank you all for your elaborate and informative explanation for Emotional Intelligence. All answers were like💎in their own right. I want to add my views also about EI.

In my view EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE is the ability to Express our emotions like anger, love, affection, excitement, happiness, sadness, etc in the right level of intensity, at the right time, with the right person, in the right situation to help us progress towards our life goals.

Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize your emotions, understand what they're telling you, and realize how your emotions affect people around you. It also involves your perception of others: when you understand how they feel, this allows you to manage relationships more effectively.

Emotional intelligence (otherwise known as emotional quotient or EQ) is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict.