Few people will easily admit to taking pleasure in the misfortunes of others. But who doesn't enjoy it when an arrogant but untalented contestant is humiliated on American Idol, or when the embarrassing vice of a self-righteous politician is exposed, or even when an envied frien…
The author of Dinosaur Brains offers protection from people who seek to destroy the emotional and psychological well-being of others--people with personality disorders. Like the fabled demons, these vampires: think their needs are more important than yours; believe "the rules" a…
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"Women express more emotion than men, but do they also experience more emotion than men? Are emotions represented differently in men and women's brains? What are the origins of gender differences in emotions are we born different or is it socialization that renders us different?…
"Why should researchers be interested in our own feelings and emotions as we carry out research? Emotion is what it is to exist, to be human, and is present in every sphere of our lives. All activities are infused with emotion, even those that are constructed as 'rational', beca…
Mestrovic demonstrates how the emotions in mass industrial societies have been neglected to devastating effect. He shows how emotion has become increasingly separated from action and how compassion fatigue has replaced political commitment.
Mestrović demonstrates how the emotions in mass industrial societies have been neglected to devastating effect. He shows how emotion has become increasingly separated from action and how compassion fatigue has replaced political commitment.
Emotion: a biosocial synthesis
by Buck, Ross
fromStudies in emotion and social interaction
In The Feeling Body, Giovanna Colombetti takes ideas from the enactive approach developed over the last twenty years in cognitive science and philosophy of mind and applies them for the first time to affective science -- the study of emotions, moods, and feelings. She argues tha…
A whirlwind tour of new ideas and findings about animal emotions, based on De Waal's renowned studies of the social and emotional lives of chimpanzees, bonobos, and other primates. De Waal discusses facial expressions, animal sentience and consciousness, Mama's life and death, t…