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Explaining Emotions
Amelie O (Ed) Rorty
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Description for Explaining Emotions
Paperback. The challenge of explaining the emotions has engaged the attention of the best minds in philosophy and science throughout history. This book approaches the problem of characterizing and classifying emotions from the perspectives of neurophysiology, psychology, and social psychology as well as that of philosophical psychology. Editor(s): Rorty, Amelie Oksenberg. Series: Topics in Philosophy. Num Pages: 543 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 213 x 37. Weight in Grams: 642.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
543
Condition
New
Series
Topics in Philosophy
Number of Pages
543
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520039216
SKU
V9780520039216
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