书名: The Emotions: A Philosophical Exploration
作者: Peter Goldie (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA; New Ed edition (October 26, 2002)
语言：English
ISBN-10: 0199253048
ISBN-13: 978-0199253043
电子书格式：DOC (Word 文档)
Book Description
A key theme of The Emotions is the idea of a personal perspective or point of view, contrasted with the impersonal stance of the empirical sciences. Goldie argues that it is only from the personal point of view that thoughts, reasons, feelings, and actions come into view. He suggests that there is a tendency for philosophers to over-intellectualize the emotions, and investigates how far it is possible to explain emotions in terms of rationality. Over-intellectualizing can also involve neglecting the centrality of feelings, and Goldie shows how to put them where they belong, as part of the intentionality of emotional experience, directed towards the world from a point of view. Goldie argues that the various elements of emotional experience--including thought, feeling, bodily change, and expression--are tied together in a narrative structure. To make sense of one's emotional life one has to see it as part of a larger unfolding narrative. The narrative is not simply an interpretative framework of a life: it is what that life is. Goldie concludes by applying these ideas in a close study of one particular emotion: jealousy.
This fascinating book gives an accessible but penetrating exploration of a subject that is important but mysterious to all of us. Any reader interested in emotion, and its role in our understanding of our lives, will find much to think about here.
Review
"one of the best books on the emotions written so far in this hot and sexy new field" -- Robert C. Solomon, International Philosophical Quarterly 2001
"This extraordinarily insightful book, lucidly written, provides new understandings and challenges that every student of emotion will need to consider." -- Paul Ekman, Professor of Psychology, University of California, San Francisco
"I found the book a most impressive performance and I recommend it with enthusiasm to anyone interested in the latest word in the philosophy of emotions and anyone interested in teaching a course in the field" -- Robert C. Solomon, International Philosophical Quarterly 2001
"what he [Goldie] offers us is a carefully nuanced "exploration" of the various facets of emotional experience and emotion" -- Robert C. Solomon, International Philosophical Quarterly 2001
"Review from previous edition commendable new book." -- Nicholas Fern, Spectator
About the Author
Peter Goldie is lecturer in philosophy at King's College London.
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作者: Peter Goldie (Author)
出版社: Oxford University Press, USA; New Ed edition (October 26, 2002)
语言：English
ISBN-10: 0199253048
ISBN-13: 978-0199253043
电子书格式：DOC (Word 文档)
Book Description
- Fascinating topic
- Helps us to understand how we make sense of our lives
- Draws on philosophy, psychology, and literature
- Very clear -- written to be read by non-philosophers
A key theme of The Emotions is the idea of a personal perspective or point of view, contrasted with the impersonal stance of the empirical sciences. Goldie argues that it is only from the personal point of view that thoughts, reasons, feelings, and actions come into view. He suggests that there is a tendency for philosophers to over-intellectualize the emotions, and investigates how far it is possible to explain emotions in terms of rationality. Over-intellectualizing can also involve neglecting the centrality of feelings, and Goldie shows how to put them where they belong, as part of the intentionality of emotional experience, directed towards the world from a point of view. Goldie argues that the various elements of emotional experience--including thought, feeling, bodily change, and expression--are tied together in a narrative structure. To make sense of one's emotional life one has to see it as part of a larger unfolding narrative. The narrative is not simply an interpretative framework of a life: it is what that life is. Goldie concludes by applying these ideas in a close study of one particular emotion: jealousy.
This fascinating book gives an accessible but penetrating exploration of a subject that is important but mysterious to all of us. Any reader interested in emotion, and its role in our understanding of our lives, will find much to think about here.
Review
"one of the best books on the emotions written so far in this hot and sexy new field" -- Robert C. Solomon, International Philosophical Quarterly 2001
"This extraordinarily insightful book, lucidly written, provides new understandings and challenges that every student of emotion will need to consider." -- Paul Ekman, Professor of Psychology, University of California, San Francisco
"I found the book a most impressive performance and I recommend it with enthusiasm to anyone interested in the latest word in the philosophy of emotions and anyone interested in teaching a course in the field" -- Robert C. Solomon, International Philosophical Quarterly 2001
"what he [Goldie] offers us is a carefully nuanced "exploration" of the various facets of emotional experience and emotion" -- Robert C. Solomon, International Philosophical Quarterly 2001
"Review from previous edition commendable new book." -- Nicholas Fern, Spectator
About the Author
Peter Goldie is lecturer in philosophy at King's College London.
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