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Author Moors, Agnes

Title Demystifying Emotions A Typology of Theories in Psychology and Philosophy
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022

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Description 1 online resource (402 p.)
Series Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction Ser
Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction Ser
Contents Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- List of Abbreviations -- Part I Introduction -- Chapter 1 Theory Development and Concepts -- 1.1 Demarcation-Explanation Cycle -- 1.2 Types of Definitions and Adequacy -- 1.3 Types of Explanations and Levels of Analysis -- 1.3.1 Mental Mechanistic Explanations -- 1.3.1.1 Representations -- 1.3.1.2 Operations -- 1.3.1.3 Operating Conditions and Automaticity Features -- 1.3.2 Neural Mechanistic Explanations
1.3.3 Dual-Process/System and Multiple-Process/System Models -- 1.3.4 Rationality -- 1.3.5 Cognition -- Chapter 2 Demarcation-Explanation Cycle Applied to Emotion Theories -- 2.1 Stage 1: Working Definition -- 2.1.1 Intensional Working Definition -- 2.1.1.1 Where -- 2.1.1.2 When -- 2.1.1.3 What -- Ingredients or Aspects -- Features -- 2.1.1.4 How -- 2.1.1.5 Why -- 2.1.1.6 Alignments -- 2.1.2 Divisio Working Definition -- 2.2 Stage 2: Explanation -- 2.2.1 Constitutive Explanations -- 2.2.1.1 Precise Content of Components -- 2.2.1.2 Granularity of Components
2.2.1.3 Number, Identity, and Necessity Status of Components -- 2.2.1.4 Problems with Traditional Components and a Proposal for Alternative Components -- 2.2.2 Causal-Mechanistic Explanations -- 2.3 Stage 3: Validation -- 2.4 Stage 4: Scientific Definitions -- 2.4.1 Intensional Scientific Definition -- 2.4.1.1 Demarcation -- 2.4.1.2 Adequacy -- 2.4.2 Divisio Scientific Definition -- 2.4.2.1 Partitioning -- 2.4.2.2 Adequacy -- Part II Emotion Theories One by One -- Chapter 3 General Precursors -- 3.1 Darwin -- 3.1.1 Explanations -- 3.1.2 Scientific Definitions -- 3.1.3 Validation -- 3.2 James
3.2.1 Constitutive and Mechanistic Explanations -- Step 1 -- Steps 2 and 3 -- Step 4 -- 3.2.2 Scientific Definitions -- 3.2.2.1 Intensional Definition -- Criteria for Demarcation -- Adequacy -- Apparent-Similarity -- Fruitfulness -- 3.2.2.2 Divisio Definition -- Criteria for Partitioning -- Adequacy -- Apparent-Similarity and Fruitfulness -- 3.2.3 Validation -- Chapter 4 Evolutionary Theories -- 4.1 Precursors -- 4.2 Constitutive and Mechanistic Explanations -- Step 1 -- Steps 2 and 3 -- 4.3 Scientific Definitions -- 4.3.1 Intensional Definition -- 4.3.1.1 Criteria for Demarcation
4.3.1.2 Adequacy -- Apparent-Similarity -- Fruitfulness -- 4.3.2 Divisio Definition -- 4.3.2.1 Criteria for Partitioning -- 4.3.2.2 Adequacy -- Apparent-Similarity and Fruitfulness -- 4.4 Validation -- 4.4.1 Evolutionary Research Program and Evidence Pro -- 4.4.1.1 Direct Evidence -- 4.4.1.2 Indirect Evidence -- 4.4.2 Criticism and Evidence Contra -- 4.4.2.1 Criticism 1: Empirical Status of Findings -- Criticism -- Replies and Counter-Replies -- 4.4.2.2 Criticism 2: Interpretation of Data -- Alternative Explanation 1: Effects Not Specific to Emotions
Summary A detailed analysis of emotion theories in psychology and philosophy and the proposal of a new skeptical, goal-directed theory
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Alternative Explanation 2: Effects Driven by Non-Primary Processes
Subject Emotions.
Emotions
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1009302728
9781009302722