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Alchemies of the Mind : Rationality and the Emotions by Jon Elster (1998, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521644879

ISBN-139780521644877

eBay Product ID (ePID)781355

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Number of Pages464 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAlchemies of the Mind : Rationality and the Emotions

Publication Year1998

SubjectLogic, Emotions

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Psychology

AuthorJon Elster

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight22.4 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN98-024493

Dewey Edition21

Reviews'The book is exceptionally insightful, and it achieves a remarkable synthesis of divergent bodies of literature that perhaps no one else could have accomplished.' Alfred Mele, Davidson College, 'This book will undoubtedly find a wide readership, not only among the fans of Elster's previous work, but among the growing number of specialists in various fields who have become captivated by the theory of emotion.' Ronald de Sousa, University of Toronto, "The book should have a broad appeal within the humanties as well as the social sciences. Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above." Choice, "Jon Elster has written an important and useful book on human emotions and the social sciences...his book a useful source for anyone working in the area." Jrnl of Economic Behavior and Organization, "Jon Elster has written an important and useful book on human emotions and the social sciences...his book a useful source for anyone working in the area." --Jrnl of Economic Behavior and Organization, ‘The book is exceptionally insightful, and it achieves a remarkable synthesis of divergent bodies of literature that perhaps no one else could have accomplished.’Alfred Mele, Davidson College, "The book should have a broad appeal within the humanties as well as the social sciences. Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above." --Choice, "In this polished work the author, a highly respected political philosopher from Columbia University...reaches for a broad theory of the role of the emotions in human behavior." Virginia Quarterly Review, 'This book will undoubtedly find a wide readership, not only among the fans of Elster's previous work, but among the growing number of specialists in various fields who have become captivated by the theory of emotion.'Ronald de Sousa, University of Toronto, ‘This book will undoubtedly find a wide readership, not only among the fans of Elster’s previous work, but among the growing number of specialists in various fields who have become captivated by the theory of emotion.’Ronald de Sousa, University of Toronto, "In this polished work the author, a highly respected political philosopher from Columbia University...reaches for a broad theory of the role of the emotions in human behavior." --Virginia Quarterly Review

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal152.4

Table Of ContentPreface and acknowledgments; Part I. A Plea for Mechanisms: 1. Introduction; 2. Explaining by mechanisms; 3. Proverbial mechanisms; 4. Mechanisms in Montaigne; 5. Mechanisms in Tocqueville; 6. Some elementary mechanisms; 7. Molecular mechanisms; 8. From mechanisms to laws; 9. A plea for disaggregation; Part II. Emotions before Psychology: 1. Introduction; 2. Aristotle on the emotions; 3. The French moralists; 4. Emotion in literature; Part III. Social Emotions in Historical Context: 1. Introduction; 2. Shame and social norms; 3. Envy in social life; 4. Honor, duels, and feuds; Part IV. Rationality and the Emotions: 1. Introduction; 2. The nature of emotion; 3. Rationality and the emotions; Appendix; Part V. Alchemies of the Mind: 1. Introduction; 2. Transmutation; 3. Misrepresentation; Coda.

SynopsisJon Elster has written a comprehensive, wide-ranging book on the emotions in which he considers the full range of theoretical approaches. Drawing on history, literature, philosophy and psychology Elster presents a complete account of the role of the emotions in human behavior., Jon Elster has written a comprehensive, wide-ranging book on the emotions in which he considers the full range of theoretical approaches. Drawing on history, literature, philosophy and psychology, Elster presents a complete account of the role of the emotions in human behaviour. While acknowledging the importance of neurophysiology and laboratory experiment for the study of emotions, Elster argues that the serious student of the emotions can learn more from the great thinkers and writers of the past, from Aristotle to Jane Austen. He attaches particular importance to the work of the French moralists, notably La Rochefoucauld, who demonstrated the way esteem and self-esteem shape human motivation. The book also maintains a running dialogue with economists and rational-choice theorists. Combining methodological and theoretical arguments with empirical case-studies and written with Elster's customary verve and economy, this book has great cross-disciplinary appeal., Jon Elster has written a comprehensive, wide-ranging book on the emotions in which he considers the full range of theoretical approaches. Drawing on history, literature, philosophy and psychology Elster presents a complete account of the role of the emotions in human behavior. Combining methodological and theoretical arguments with empirical case studies and written with Elster's customary verve and economy, this book will have a broad appeal to those in philosophy, psychology, economics, political science, as well as literary studies, history, and sociology.

LC Classification NumberBF531 .E47 1999