1st Edition

Emotion: A Reconsideration Of

By Andrew C. Papanicolaou Copyright 1988
156 Pages
by Routledge

The author explores the question of the nature of emotion by critically examining three theoretical approaches - the somatic or peripheralist, the cerebrocentric, and the cognitive. In finding the somatic approach superior to the others, the author explicitly challenges current conceptions regarding the nature of emotion. Giving particular emphasis to the works of William James, the author recasts... Read more
Part 1 Conflicting Views of Emotion, Part II Asects of the Somatic Theory of Emotion.

Biography

Andrew C. Papanicolaou