Emotion, Evolution and Rationality (Paperback, New)

For thousands of years, many Western thinkers have assumed that emotions are, at best, harmless luxuries, and at worst outright obstacles to intelligent action. In the past decade, however, scientists and philosophers have begun to challenge this 'negative view of emotion'. Neuroscientists, psychologists and researchers in artificial intelligence now agree that emotions are vital to intelligent action. Evolutionary considerations have played a vital role in this shift to a more positive view of emotion. This book brings together some of the leading thinkers about emotion from a variety of disciplines. In a series of fascinating and challenging essays, they examine the role that evolutionary considerations can play in helping us to understand the role of emotions in rational thought and decision-making. How should we understand the evolutionary role of emotions? And can this explain the relationship between emotions and rationality?

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2004
First published:	June 2004
Editors:	Dylan Evans • Pierre Cruse
Dimensions:	233 x 157 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	292
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-852898-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Physiological & neuro-psychology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Promotions
LSN:	0-19-852898-1
Barcode:	9780198528982

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