Best Laid Schemes

The Psychology of the Emotions

Keith Oatley (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

543 Seiten

1992
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-41037-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Keith Oatley draws on theories from psychology, philosophy and linguistics, as well as writings from other social sciences, to show how emotions are central to any understanding of human actions and mental life.

Inhalt

List of figures and tables; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Part I. Theory and Function: 1. The structure of emotions; 2. Intuitive and empirical approaches to understanding; 3. Rationality and emotions; 4. Mutual plans and social emotions; Part II. Conflict and Unpredictability: 5. Plans and emotions in fictional narrative; 6. Stress and distress; 7. Freud's cognitive psychology of intention: the case of Dora; Part III. Enjoyment and Creativity: 8. Happiness; 9. Putting emotions into words; Epilogue; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.2.1992
• Reihe/Serie: Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction
• Verlagsort: Cambridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 157 x 236 mm
• Gewicht: 826 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie
• ISBN-10: 0-521-41037-1 / 0521410371
• ISBN-13: 978-0-521-41037-3 / 9780521410373
• Zustand: Neuware