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From Passions to Emotions

The Creation of a Secular Psychological Category [Hardback]

by Thomas Dixon (university Of Cambridge)

    • Author

      Thomas Dixon (university Of Cambridge)

    • Book Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      June 2003

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      Product Description

      Today there is a thriving 'emotions industry' to which philosophers, psychologists and neuroscientists are contributing. Yet until two centuries ago 'the emotions' did not exist. In this path-breaking study Thomas Dixon shows how, during the nineteenth century, the emotions came into being as a distinct psychological category, replacing existing categories such as appetites, passions, sentiments and affections. By examining medieval and eighteenth-century theological psychologies and placing Charles Darwin and William James within a broader and more complex nineteenth-century setting, Thomas Dixon argues that this domination by one single descriptive category is not healthy. Overinclusivity of 'the emotions' hampers attempts to argue with any subtlety about the enormous range of mental states and stances of which humans are capable. This book is an important contribution to the debate about emotion and rationality which has preoccupied western thinkers throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and has implications for contemporary debates.

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      • Author

        Thomas Dixon (university Of Cambridge)

      • Book Format

        Hardback

      • Publisher

        Cambridge University Press

      • Published

        June 2003

      • Weight

        609g

      • Page Count

        300

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 21 mm

      • ISBN

        9780521827294

      • ISBN-10

        0521827299

      • Eden Code

        1192269

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      • Author/Creator: Thomas Dixon (university Of Cambridge)

      • ISBN: 9780521827294

      • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

      • Release Date: June 2003

      • Weight: 609g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 21 mm

      • Eden Code: 1192269

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