Structure of Emotions - Investigations in Cognitive Philosophy

Klappentext The Structure of Emotions argues that emotion concepts should have a much more important role in the social and behavioral sciences than they now enjoy, and shows that certain influential psychological theories of emotions overlook the explanatory power of our emotion concepts. Professor Gordon also outlines a new account of the nature of common sense ( or 'folk') psychology in general. Zusammenfassung The Structure of Emotions argues that emotion concepts should have a much more important role in the social and behavioural sciences than they now enjoy! and shows that certain influential psychological theories of emotions overlook the explanatory power of our emotion concepts. Professor Gordon also outlines a new account of the nature of commonsense (or 'folk') psychology in general. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Formal insight; 2. Pivotal distinctions; 3. Factive emotions; 4. Epistemic emotions; 5. The trivilisation of emotions: James and Schachter; 6. Th epassivity of emotions; 7. Folk psychology, pretend play and the normality of knowledge; References; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert M. Gordon, Robert M. Ph. D. Gordon, Gordon Robert M.
• Mitarbeit: Jonathan Dancy (Herausgeber), Ernest Sosa (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.08.1990
• EAN: 9780521395687
• ISBN: 978-0-521-39568-7
• Seiten: 176
• Serien: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph; Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Philosophy of Mind