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Handbook of Value: Perspectives from Economics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology
Tobias Brosch
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Description for Handbook of Value: Perspectives from Economics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology
Hardcover. This Handbook combines the forces of the many disciplines involved in value research and covers issues such as definitions of value and the role of value in emotion. The book contributes to an interdisciplinary dialogue by providing a common reference point to serve as a resource for disciplinary excellence and interdisciplinary cross-fertilization Editor(s): Brosch, Tobias; Sander, David. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMH; JMQ; KCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 32. Weight in Grams: 958.
What is value? Where does it come from? How does it impact our emotions, motivations, decisions and experiences? Value is involved in practically every aspect of human life: whether we decide whom to marry or which political candidate to elect, whether we choose between consumer goods, whether we ask ourselves what is morally right, or beautiful, or sacred, value plays a crucial role. Today the investigation of value is central to many disciplines interested in human thinking, feeling, and behavior, such as economics, neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, or sociology. Interestingly, while these disciplines all investigate value, they ... Read more
What is value? Where does it come from? How does it impact our emotions, motivations, decisions and experiences? Value is involved in practically every aspect of human life: whether we decide whom to marry or which political candidate to elect, whether we choose between consumer goods, whether we ask ourselves what is morally right, or beautiful, or sacred, value plays a crucial role. Today the investigation of value is central to many disciplines interested in human thinking, feeling, and behavior, such as economics, neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, or sociology. Interestingly, while these disciplines all investigate value, they ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
957g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198716600
SKU
V9780198716600
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About Tobias Brosch
Tobias Brosch, born in 1978, studied psychology at the Universities of Trier (Germany) and Canterbury (UK), and received a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Geneva (Switzerland). After several years of postdoctoral studies at New York University (USA) he returned to the Department of Psychology at the University of Geneva, where he is now Assistant Professor of Psychology and ... Read more
Reviews for Handbook of Value: Perspectives from Economics, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology
Highly accessible and wide-ranging, this book is an important resource for scientists, students and professionals who are eager to obtain a rapid, conclusive overview of central terms and topics in the field of emotion and affect and the mechanisms underlying these aspects dominating wide areas of our lives
K.A. Jellinger, Vienna, European Journal of Neurology 17
K.A. Jellinger, Vienna, European Journal of Neurology 17