affect theory
ambivalence
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cognitive dissonance
compassion
cross cultural
cultural narratives
embodied emotion
emotional disorders
emotional dissonance
emotions
emotions and rationality
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facial expressions
family history
functionalism
grief
human emotion
identity
interdisciplinary
jealousy
man and society
memory
micro expression
neuroscience
nonfiction
nonverbal communication
personality
pride
psychology
rational man
regret
religion
ritual
shame
sociology
Product details
- ISBN 9780520039216
- Weight: 635g
- Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 09 May 1980
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The challenge of explaining the emotions has engaged the attention of the best minds in philosophy and science throughout history. Part of the fascination has been that the emotions resist classification. As adequate account therefore requires receptivity to knowledge from a variety of sources. The philosopher must inform himself of the relevant empirical investigation to arrive at a definition, and the scientist cannot afford to be naive about the assumptions built into his conceptual apparatus. The contributors to this volume have approached the problem of characterizing and classifying emotions from the perspectives of neurophysiology, psychology, and social psychology as well as that of philosophical psychology. They discuss the difficulties that arise in classifying the emotions, assessing their appropriateness and rationality, and determining their function in motivating moral action.
