1st Edition
The Mind's Affective Life A Psychoanalytic and Philosophical Inquiry
By Gemma Fiumara Corradi
Copyright 2001
184 Pages
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Routledge
182 Pages
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Routledge
182 Pages
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Routledge
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The Mind's Affective Life is a refreshing and innovative examination of the relationship between feeling and thinking. Our thoughts and behaviour are shaped by both our emotions and reason; yet until recently most of the literature analysing thought has concentrated largely on philosophical reasoning and neglected emotions. This book is an original and provocative contribution to the rapidly... Read more
The Fragility of "Pure Reason". From Philosophy to Epistemophily. Thinking Affects. A Passion for Reason. Minding the Body. The "Terminology" of Affects. Affective Knowledge. The Price of Maturity. Toward Effective Literacy. Affects and Narratives. Affects and Identity. Affects and Indifference.
Biography
Gemma Corradi Fiumara is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Third University of Rome, and a training member of the International Psychoanalytic Association.
'... a major contribution to the neglected subject of human feelings' - Arnold H. Modell, Harvard Medical School
'This book is a remarkable contribution to an understanding of the role of affects in the construction and survival of psychic life' - Joyce McDougall, Member of the New York Freudian Society
`Professor Fiumara's rich, detailed, thoughtful analysis both enriches and sharpens the reader's understanding of a complex and highly actual subject of psychoanalytic and philosophical inquiry' - Otto Kernberg, President, International Psychoanalytic Association
