The Mind and Its Stories Narrative Universals and Human Emotion |
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| Author:
| Hogan, Patrick Colm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-06244-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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"Professor Hogan argues that, to a remarkable degree, the stories people admire in different cultures follow a limited number of patterns and that these patterns are determined by cross-culturally constant ideas about emotion. In formulating his argument, Professor Hogan draws on his extensive reading in world literature, experimental research treating emotion and emotion concepts, and methodological principles from the contemporary linguistics and the philosophy of science. He...
More Description"Professor Hogan argues that, to a remarkable degree, the stories people admire in different cultures follow a limited number of patterns and that these patterns are determined by cross-culturally constant ideas about emotion. In formulating his argument, Professor Hogan draws on his extensive reading in world literature, experimental research treating emotion and emotion concepts, and methodological principles from the contemporary linguistics and the philosophy of science. He concludes with a discussion of the relations among narrative, emotion concepts, and the biological and social components of emotion."--BOOK JACKET.