| From Passions to Emotions: The Creation of a Secular Psychological Category Contributor(s): Dixon, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521026695 ISBN-13: 9780521026697 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Until two centuries ago "the emotions" did not exist. Thomas Dixon reveals in this study how emotions came into being as a distinct psychological category. They replaced such concepts as appetites, passions, sentiments and affections, which had preoccupied thinkers as diverse as Augustine, Aquinas, Hume, and Darwin. The book is a significant original contribution to the debate which has preoccupied western thinkers across many disciplines in recent decades. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 152.4 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.97 lbs) 300 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Until two centuries ago the emotions did not exist. Thomas Dixon reveals in this study how emotions came into being as a distinct psychological category. They replaced such concepts as appetites, passions, sentiments and affections, which had preoccupied thinkers as diverse as Augustine, Aquinas, Hume, and Darwin. The book is a significant original contribution to the debate which has preoccupied western thinkers across many disciplines in recent decades. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dixon, Thomas: - Dr Thomas Dixon is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Divinity and a fellow of Churchill College, University of Cambridge. |