Is reason the master of emotions, or are emotions the master of reason?

Reason and emotions are conflicting entities that wage battle for the overall dominion of the psyche. The notion that one must strike a balance between abiding to intuitive processes with the religion of rationality is deeply rooted in Western philosophy. Proponents of sentimentalism like Hume and Smith contended that emotions are the basis of moral judgment whilst rationalists like Kant and Plato believed in moral judgment as a rational enterprise; of deriving emotions based on reason. Plato likened reason and emotions to two horses pulling a charioteer in opposing directions. His allegory is reinforced by dual-process theories, which posit the existence of two systems of judgment distinguished by intuition and reasoning. The past decade has witnessed the rise of conflicting theories regarding the nature of each system and its influence over human behaviour. Advancements in the behavioural sciences seek to override the age-old assumption that human beings are rational agents whose deviation from a rational state is an act of emotional interference. Emotion is not the antagonist of reason, nor does reason necessitate divorce from emotion. Reason and emotions often interact: emotions influence our ability to reason and reasoning affects our emotional processes