The ascent of affect : genealogy and critique /
In recent years, emotions have become a major, vibrant topic of research not merely in the biological and psychological sciences but throughout a wide swath of the humanities and social sciences as well. Yet, surprisingly, there is still no consensus on their basic nature or workings. Ruth Leys'...
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2017
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: setting the stage
- Silvan S. Tomkins' affect theory
- Paul Ekman's neurocultural theory of the emotions
- Richard S. Lazarus' appraisal theory i: emotions as intentional states
- Richard S. Lazarus's appraisal theory ii: the battle is joined
- A world without pretense? Alan J. Fridlund's behavioral ecology view
- The debate continues: paradigm change or status quo?
- The turn to affect: a critique
- Epilogue: where we are now.
