Full Idea
One can question the idea that emotions are non-rational, fickle and flighty; on the contrary, emotions normally seem to be very apt.
Gist of Idea
Emotions are usually very apt, rather than being non-rational and fickle
Source
Owen Flanagan (The Problem of the Soul [2002], p. 16)
Book Reference
Flanagan,Owen: 'The Problem of the Soul' [Basic Books 2003], p.16
A Reaction
This is the modern view of emotion which is emerging from neuroscience, which is greatly superior to traditional views, apart from Aristotle, who felt that wisdom and virtue arose precisely when emotions were apt for the situation.