Emotion : a very short introduction

by Dylan Evans

Other authorsDylan Evans
Paper Book, 2003

ISBN

0192804618 / 9780192804617

Description

Was love invented by European poets in the Middle Ages or is it part of human nature? Will winning the lottery really make you happy? Is it possible to build robots that have feelings? These are just some of the intriguing questions explored in this guide to the latest thinking about theemotions. Drawing on a wide range of scientific research, from anthropology and psychology to neuroscience and artificial intelligence, Emotion: The Science of Sentiment takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the human heart.

Publication

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language

Physical description

160 p.; 18 cm

Pages

160

User reviews

LibraryThing member mykl-s
Classifying emotions seems like trying to classify water. They are all different, but all connected to each other, and specific to time and place and person. It is hard to tell what emotion any one person is having at any one time, since they are really feeling a family of different and maybe
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related feelings all at once. This book helped a bit.
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