Action, Emotion and Will

2. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-415-30374-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 245 g

Action, Emotion and Will was first published in 1963, when it was one of the first books to provoke serious interest in the emotions and philosophy of human action. Almost forty years on, Anthony Kenny's account of action and emotion is still essential reading for anyone interested in these topics.
The first part of the book takes an historical look at the emotions in the work of Descartes, Locke and particularly Hume. In the second part, Kenny moves on to discuss some of the experimental work on the emotions by 20th Century psychologists like William James. Separate chapters cover feelings, motives, desire and pleasure. This edition features a brand new preface by the author.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kenny, Anthony

Kenny, Dr Anthony

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie Emotion, Motivation, Handlung
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Philosophische Psychologie, Logotherapie, Existenzanalyse
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Psychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Passions of the Soul 2. The experiemental Examination of The Emotions 3. Feelings 4. Motives 5. Desire 6. Pleasure 7. Actions and Relations 8. States, Performances, Activities 9. Objects 10. Judging and Willing 11. Sketch of A Theory of Volition.

Über Autor(innen)

Sir Anthony Kenny is former Professor of Philosophy at St. John's College, Oxford. he is the author of many books, including The Oxford History of Western Philosophy and Aquinas on Being.