Aesthetics of Emotion - Up the Down Staircase of the Mind-Body

Argues that relations between mind and body are analogous to those between subject matter and style in art.

List of contents

Prologue; 1. Experiences in life and art; 2. Thinking critically about emotion theories; 3. The depth of affective processing; 4. Emotional experiences as reactions; 5. Antecedents of the motivational action models; 6. Emotional phase theory; 7. Neural underpinnings of emotional experiences and feeling-based actions; 8. The aesthetic imagination; 9. Affective processes and aesthetic reception; 10. The 'aesthetics of emotion' as analogy and metaphor; 11. Creative practices of contemporary artists; 12. The cave artist's share; 13. Studies in aesthetic reception; 14. In search of a unified emotion theory; Epilogue.

About the author

Gerald C. Cupchik is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Scarborough. His research focuses on emotion and aesthetics using quantitative and qualitative methods in a complementary manner in order to analyze how people respond to paintings and the emotional experiences people have while reading literature or watching films. He also works closely with artists to better understand the processes underlying their creative acts.

Summary

Gerald C. Cupchik builds a bridge between science and the humanities, arguing that relations between mind and body are analogous to those between subject matter and style in art. His unified emotional phase theory encompasses reactions to meaningful life events and actions, enabling people to realize goals and adapt to challenges.

Product details

• Authors: Gerald C Cupchik, Gerald C. Cupchik, Gerald C. (University of Toronto) Cupchik, Cupchik Gerald C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108463935
• ISBN: 978-1-108-46393-5
• No. of pages: 414
• Series: Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction; Studies in Emotion and Social; Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction; Studies in Emotion and Social
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, Psychology: emotions, Social, group or collective psychology