Cognitive Science, Literature, and the Arts

A Guide for Humanists
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-415-94245-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

The rise cognitive science has been one of the most important intellectual developments of recent years, stimulating new approaches to everything from philosophy to film studies. This is an introduction to what cognitive science has to offer the humanities and particularly the study of literature. Hogan suggests how the human brain works and makes us feel in response to literature. He walks the reader through all of the major theories of cognitive science that are important for the humanities in order to understand the production and reception of literature.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hogan, Patrick Colm

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturtheorie: Poetik und Literaturästhetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. The Dustheap of History: Why Cognitive Science Now? Chapter 1. My Favorite Things: Thinking Jazz Chapter 2. Is It Cognitive Science Yet? (Some Basic Principles) Chapter 3. The Author: Maestros and Geniuses Chapter 4. The Text (I): Where the Metaphors Are Chapter 5. The Text (II): Narrative, or Getting the Story Straight Chapter 6. The Reader: How Literature Makes Us Feel Chapter 7. From Mind to Matter: Art, Empathy, and the Brain Chapter 8. The Evolutionary Turn: Blindness and Insight in the Explanation of Art and Mind Works Cited

Über Autor(innen)

Patrick Colm Hogan is Professor of English and Comparative literature at the University of Connecticut.His many books include The Culture of Conformism, Philosophical Approaches to the Study of Literature, Colonialism and Cultural Identity, and The Politics of Interpretation.