Demystifying Emotions

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-107-06634-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 250 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 728 g

Reihe: Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction

Demystifying Emotions provides a comprehensive typology of emotion theories in psychology (evolutionary, network, appraisal, goal-directed, psychological constructionist, and social) and philosophy (feeling, judgmental, quasi-judgmental, perceptual, embodied, and motivational) in a systematic manner with the help of tools from philosophy of science, allowing scholars in both fields to understand the commonalities and differences between these theories. Agnes Moors also proposes her own novel, skeptical theory of emotions, called the goal-directed theory, based on the central idea that all kinds of behaviors and feelings are grounded in goal-striving. Whereas most scholars of emotion do not call the notion of emotion itself into question, this review engages in a critical examination of its scientific legitimacy. This book will appeal to readers in psychology, philosophy, and related disciplines who want to gain a deeper understanding of the controversies at play in the emotion domain.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moors, Agnes

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Introduction: 1. Theory development and concepts; 2. Demarcation-explanation cycle applied to emotion theories; Part II. Emotion Theories One by One: 3. General precursors; 4. Evolutionary theories; 5. Network theories; 6. Stimulus evaluation theories; 7. Response evaluation theories; 8. Psychological constructionist theories; 9. Social theories; Part III: 10. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Moors, Agnes
Agnes Moors is an associate professor in the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium, where she is a member of the Research Group of Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences and the Center for Social and Cultural Psychology. Her research combines theoretical work, informed by philosophy, with empirical work.