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On the Emotions
Richard Wollheim
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Hardcover. An account of the emotions, using insights from literature, psychoanalysis and philosophy. Starting from the premise that emotions form a distinct psychological category, Wollheim argues that they are dispositions or underlying forces in the mind that erupt into consciousness from time to time. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMAL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Leading philosopher Richard Wollheim recruits into service the insights of literature and of psychoanalysis, as well as of philosophy, in this rich and thought-provoking account of the emotions. Starting from the premise that emotions form a distinct psychological category, Wollheim argues that they are—like beliefs and desires—dispositions or underlying forces in the mind that erupt from time to time into the stream of consciousness. However, to assimilate emotions to beliefs or to desires or to some combination of the two is quite wrong. Emotions are attitudes or orientations to the world, says the author, and in this regard they are ... Read more
Leading philosopher Richard Wollheim recruits into service the insights of literature and of psychoanalysis, as well as of philosophy, in this rich and thought-provoking account of the emotions. Starting from the premise that emotions form a distinct psychological category, Wollheim argues that they are—like beliefs and desires—dispositions or underlying forces in the mind that erupt from time to time into the stream of consciousness. However, to assimilate emotions to beliefs or to desires or to some combination of the two is quite wrong. Emotions are attitudes or orientations to the world, says the author, and in this regard they are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300079746
SKU
V9780300079746
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