What emotions really are [electronic resource] : the problem of psychological categories / Paul E. Griffiths.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Science and its conceptual foundationsPublication details: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1997.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 286 p.) : illISBN:- 0226308766 (electronic bk.)
- 9780226308760 (electronic bk.)
- 128/.37 21
- BF511 .G75 1997eb
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ელ.რესურსი | ეროვნული სამეცნიერო ბიბლიოთეკა 1 | 159.9.07 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-276) and index.
pt. 1. Emotion -- pt. 2. The nature of psychological categories.
In this provocative contribution to the philosophy of science and mind, Paul E. Griffiths criticizes contemporary philosophy and psychology of emotion for failing to take in an evolutionary perspective and address current work in neurobiology and cognitive science. Reviewing the three current models of emotion, Griffiths points out their deficiencies and constructs a basis for future models that pay equal attention to biological fact and conceptual rigor. "Griffiths has written a work of depth and clarity in an area of murky ambiguity, producing a much-needed standard at the border of sci.
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