Emotion Theory: The Routledge Comprehensive Guide Volume II: Theories of Specific Emotions and Major Theoretical Challenges

Introduction to Volume II: Theories of Specific Emotions, a Master Table of Case Studies and Some Key Challenges Andrea Scarantino

Part IV: Contemporary Theories of Specific Emotions

28. Amusement Ruch Willibald and Jenny Hofmann

29. Anger and Interpersonal Dislike Ira Roseman

30. Compassion, Gratitude, and Awe Jennifer Stellar and Amie Gordon

31. Contempt and Hate Agneta Fischer

32. Desire Timothy Schroeder

33. Disgust Joshua Tybur

34. Empathy and Sympathy Karsten Stueber

35. Envy and Jealousy Kristján Kristjánsson

36. Fear Temidayo Orederu, Veronica Lennon, Bram Vervliet, and Daniela Schiller

37. Guilt, Embarassment and Shame Jerry Parrott

38. Happiness/Subjective Well-Being Ed Diener and Jing-Ha Sim

39. Hope and Enthusiasm/Excitement Michael Milona, Hunter Threadgill and Philip Gable

40. Interest Dustin B. Thoman and Christina C. Leal

41. Love Sue Carter and Elaine Hatfield

42. Lust/Sexual Desire Frederick Toates

43. Pain and Pleasure Murat Aydede

44. Pride Jessica Tracy, Aaron C. Weidman, and Eric Mercadante

45. Regret Marcel Zeelenberg

46. Sadness and Depression Reuma Gadassi-Polack, Matthias Siemer and Jutta Joormann

47. Stress Robert-Paul Juster and Sonia Lupien

48. Surprise Gernot Horstmann and Achim Schuetzwohl

49. Amae, Shadenfreude, Saudade Michael Boiger, Yukiko Uchida and Igor de Almeida

Part V: Some Major Theoretical Challenges Facing Emotion Theory

Special Elicitors of Emotions

50. How Does Music Elicit Emotions? Robina Day and William Forde Thompson

51. How Does Fiction Elicit Emotions? Florian Cova and Stacie Friend

Emotions and their Relations to Other Elements of Mental Architecture

52. How Do Emotions Affect Decision Making? Jennifer Lerner, Charlie Dorison and Joowon Kim

53. How Can Emotions Be Regulated? Andero Uusberg, Helen Uusberg, and James Gross

54. How Do Emotions Differ from Moods? Carolyn Price

55. How Are Emotions and the Self Related? Mauro Rossi and Christine Tappolet

Emotions in Children, Animals and Groups

56. How Do Emotions Develop in Children? Linda Camras

57. Do Animals Have Emotions? Elizabeth S. Paul, Vikki Neville and Michael T. Mendl

58. Can Groups Have Collective Emotions? Mikko Salmela

Normative Aspects of Emotions

59. What Makes Emotions Appropriate or Inappropriate to Their Objects? Justin D’Arms

60. How Do Emotions Become Dysfunctional? Kathy Dixon-Gordon and Lauren Haliczer

61. What Roles Do Emotions Play in Morality?  Antti Kauppinen

62. Can Emotions Provide Knowledge, Justification or Understanding?  Julien Deonna and Fabrice Teroni

Biography

Andrea Scarantino is Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University, where he has taught since 2005. He has published more than 40 papers on emotions, information, computation, and communication.

“This is an astonishingly comprehensive and useful work of reference that succeeds as never before in encapsulating the history, typology, diversity, and utility of approaches to emotion theory in a wide range of disciplines. Emotion researchers constantly run the risk allowing themselves to be confined within their own specialisms and research cultures. Scarantino’s collection offers students of emotion at all levels of experience a way out of their disciplinary silos and into new and exciting avenues of research.” -- Douglas Cairns, University of Edinburgh

"Emotion Theory: The Routledge Comprehensive Guide is an authoritative yet engaging handbook on emotion, giving insights into both the history and modern cutting-edge perspectives on the field. These magisterial two volumes, edited by Andrea Scarantino, bring together the best contemporary psychologists and philosophers of emotion, writing from many different theoretical positions.   Whether you are interested in a particular emotion, a particular emotion theory, or how to think more generally about emotions, Emotion Theory will be an invaluable guide." – Kent Berridge, University of Michigan 

“This volume is an invaluable resource for the field of affective science.  It provides a much needed compendium of the many exciting developments in emotion theory that have occurred in recent years. It should be extremely useful for a wide range of scholars, scientists, and others who are interested in emotion.” – Robert W. Levenson, University of California, Berkeley

“Emotion Theory: The Routledge Comprehensive Guide is a towering achievement. Its breadth is manifested both in the variety of the scientific disciplines represented—philosophy, classics, history, psychology, biology, psychiatry, neuroscience and sociology—and in the theoretical perspectives explored in its 62 Chapters. One would be hard pressed to think of an idea or problem about emotions that is not discussed. Editor Andrea Scarantino recruited 101 leading researchers and rising stars to cover a comprehensive range of scientific and philosophical approaches. And while he seems to have prevailed on them all to demystify technical terms and write lucidly enough to be read with pleasure by non-specialists, experts in emotion research will also find something to learn from every essay. The book could be used In a course on Emotion Science or Philosophy of Emotions in many ways, such as surveying the theories and approaches figuring in current debates, taking a historical perspective on the field as a whole, or zooming in for a more in-depth look at any of 35 specific emotions ranging from anxiety and disgust, through lust, sadness and depression, to saudade and Schadenfreude.” – Ronald de Sousa, University of Toronto

“All one would want to know about emotion theory in philosophy and affective sciences can be found in the two volumes of this comprehensive, interdisciplinary publication – an extraordinary achievement by the 101 authors and particularly the editor. Andrea Scarantino has done an extremely impressive job in planning the contents and identifying expert authors. In addition, he has worked intensively with the authors to fine-tune their contributions. The result is a milestone for the field of emotion, an ideal basis to finally achieve some degree of theory convergence in a field that has a long history of being beset by theoretical controversies.” – Klaus Scherer, University of Geneva and University of Munich