Human Affairs Volume 20 Issue 3

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Introduction

Hvorecký, Juraj

2010 Human Affairs

doi:10.2478/v10023-010-0019-7

Introduction

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The Feeling Brain — The Thinking Soul

Gáliková, Silvia

2010 Human Affairs

doi:10.2478/v10023-010-0020-1

The Feeling Brain — The Thinking Soul Recent advances in neuroscience have dramatically improved our understanding of human emotional states. With the help of new technologies and models, scholars are beginning to unravel the "mystery" of emotional life. Confusions in contemporary emotion studies...

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A Defence of the Perceptual Account of Emotion Against the Alleged Problem of Ambivalent Emotion: Expanding on Tappolet

Yang, Sunny

2010 Human Affairs

doi:10.2478/v10023-010-0021-0

A Defence of the Perceptual Account of Emotion Against the Alleged Problem of Ambivalent Emotion: Expanding on Tappolet Tappolet (2005) has defended the perceptual account of emotion against a problem which some have raised against it, stemming from the phenomenon of ambivalent emotions....

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Embodied Appraisals and Non-emotional States

Hvorecký, Juraj

2010 Human Affairs

doi:10.2478/v10023-010-0022-z

Embodied Appraisals and Non-emotional States We present the embodied appraisal theory of emotions and show how it handles a variety of intuitions we hold about affective states. While appreciating its integrative potential, we point out possible difficulties that it might face from further...

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Dewey on The Emotions

Morse, Donald

2010 Human Affairs

doi:10.2478/v10023-010-0023-y

Dewey on The Emotions This paper explores John Dewey's theory of the emotions and his reasons for developing it. The author considers two competing accounts for why Dewey might have developed his theory: one based on his attempt to clarify rationality and one based on his attempt to make us...

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Disgust and Intimacy

Bužeková, Tatiana; Išová, Monika

2010 Human Affairs

doi:10.2478/v10023-010-0024-x

Disgust and Intimacy The aim of the paper is to present the results of preliminary research into the relation between disgust and intimacy. The authors apply current psychological conceptions of the emotions relating to social behaviour, primarily the theory of disgust associated with Paul Rozin,...

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Time and Fantasy in Narratives of Jihad: The Case of the Islami Jamiat-I-Tuleba in Karachi

Khan, Nichola

2010 Human Affairs

doi:10.2478/v10023-010-0025-9

Time and Fantasy in Narratives of Jihad: The Case of the Islami Jamiat-I-Tuleba in Karachi This article proposes an analytical framework for thinking about violence in the Islami Jamiat-i-Tuleba (IJT), the student organization of Jamaat e Islami (JI), Pakistan's longstanding Islamist party. It...

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What is Love? Discourse about Emotions in Social Sciences

Belli, Simone; Harré, Rom; íñiguez, Lupicinio

2010 Human Affairs

doi:10.2478/v10023-010-0026-8

What is Love? Discourse about Emotions in Social Sciences The study of emotions has been one of the most important areas of research in the Social Sciences. Social Psychology has also contributed to the development of this area. In this article we analyse the contribution of social Psychology to...

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Emotions in Social Science: A Reader

Moreno, Eduard

2010 Human Affairs

doi:10.2478/v10023-010-0027-7