Overview
- Comparative approach considers emotions in numerous species as well as the possibility of emotions in robots. This unique perspective paves the way for future research on the origin and nature of emotions
- Emotion is considered with a wide variety of approaches, ranging from behavioral observation to neuroscience and philosophy
- Many topics concerning emotion are covered, ranging from social emotion to aesthetics
Part of the book series: The Science of the Mind (The Science of the Mind)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Emotion in Animals
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Emotion, Consciousness and Memory
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to emotion, with contributions from biologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, robot engineers, and artists. A wide range of emotional phenomena is discussed, including the notion that humans’ sophisticated sensibility, as evidenced by our aesthetic appreciation of the arts, is based at least in part on a basic emotional sensibility that is found in young children and perhaps even some non-human animal species. As a result, this book comprises a unique comparative perspective on the study of emotion. A number of chapters consider emotions in a variety of animal groups, including fish, birds, and mammals. Other chapters expand the scope of the book to humans and robots. Specific topics covered in these chapters run the gamut from lower-level emotional activity, such as emotional expression, to higher-level emotional activity, such as altruism, love, and aesthetics. Taken as a whole, the book presents manifold perspectives on emotion and provides a solid foundation for future multidisciplinary research on the nature of emotions.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“The interesting and intriguing title of this book will tempt readers who wish to broaden their personal perspectives. … The book focuses in particular on the nature of emotions and the possibility of emotions in preverbal children and nonverbal animals. … the book will be of real value as a platform for researchers to understand the individual perspectives … .” (D. J. Williams, ACM Computing Reviews, January, 2013)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Emotions of Animals and Humans
Book Subtitle: Comparative Perspectives
Editors: Shigeru Watanabe, Stan Kuczaj
Series Title: The Science of the Mind
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54123-3
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54122-6Published: 31 August 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-54748-8Published: 20 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-54123-3Published: 31 August 2012
Series ISSN: 2192-6646
Series E-ISSN: 2192-6654
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 286
Topics: Behavioral Sciences, Zoology, Developmental Psychology, Neuropsychology, Philosophy, general, Artificial Intelligence