Gut reactions : a perceptual theory of emotion / by Jesse J. Prinz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prinz, Jesse J.

Series:

Philosophy of mind series.

Philosophy of mind series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emotions.

Perception.

Psychophysiology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing a parallel between emotion consciousness and visual consciousness, Prinz shows that emotion is a form of perception in the fullest sense. Where vision reveals the identity of objects in a given situation, emotion reveals how that situation bears on our well-being.

Contents:

Contents; 1 Introduction: Piecing Passions Apart; 2 Feeling Without Thinking; 3 Embodied Appraisals; 4 Basic Emotions and Natural Kinds; 5 Emotions and Nature; 6 Emotions and Nurture; 7 Valence; 8 A Typology of Affective States; 9 Emotional Consciousness; 10 Is Getting Mad Like Seeing Red?; Coda: Parting Ways; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Originally published: 2004.

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-264) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773047-7

0-19-988225-8

0-19-534859-1

1-281-34687-X

9786611346874

OCLC:

476259051