Feelings and Emotions: The Amsterdam Symposium

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511806582

Emotions are central to human behavior and experience. Yet scientific theory and research ignored emotions during most of the twentieth century. This situation changed dramatically during the last 30 years of that century, which witnessed an upsurge of interest in emotions in a number of disciplines. This book arises from the 24 keynote papers presented at a symposium held in June 2001 that had the same title as this volume. The aim of that meeting was to review the state of research on emotions from a multidisciplinary perspective. Each chapter is authored by an acknowledged authority in the field. Together they provide an overview of what is being studied and thought about emotions, in disciplines ranging from neurophysiology and experimental psychology to sociology and philosophy.

'I believe that this book will have an appeal for … trainees and researchers who are trying to make sense of the complexities of feelings and emotions. … the strength of this book lies within the authors' experiences of being able to summarise previous research. They add to the body of knowledge by challenging existing theories and thus providing food for thought.'

Source: Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

'… the collection of papers presented in the book gives a wide snapshot of some of the current ideas about language acquisition and disorders today, its considers a number of clinical implications which have followed from research findings and it sets the scene for further investigations and discussion in the field.'

Source: Journal of Child Language

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of Contributors
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1 - Introduction
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- By Antony S. R. Manstead, Cardiff University, Nico H. Frijda, University of Amsterdam, Agneta H. Fischer, University of Amsterdam
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PART I - THE NATURE OF FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS
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2 - On the Passivity of the Passions
pp 11-29
- By Robert C. Solomon, University of Texas
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3 - Emotions and Rationality
pp 30-48
- By Jon Elster, Columbia University
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4 - Emotions and Feelings
pp 49-57
A Neurobiological Perspective
- By Antonio R. Damasio, University of Iowa
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5 - The Concept of an Evolved Fear Module and Cognitive Theories of Anxiety
pp 58-80
- By Arne Öhman, Karolinska Institute, Stefan Wiens, Karolinska Institute
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6 - Deconstructing the Emotions for the Sake of Comparative Research
pp 81-97
- By Richard A. Shweder, University of Chicago
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7 - From the Emotions of Conversation to the Passions of Fiction
pp 98-116
- By Keith Oatley, University of Toronto
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PART II - BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS
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8 - What We Become Emotional About
pp 119-135
- By Paul Ekman, University of California
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9 - Feelings Integrate the Central Representation of Appraisal-driven Response Organization in Emotion
pp 136-157
- By Klaus R. Scherer, University of Geneva
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10 - Emotions and Action
pp 158-173
- By Nico H. Frijda, University of Amsterdam
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11 - Basic Affects and the Instinctual Emotional Systems of the Brain
pp 174-193
The Primordial Sources of Sadness, Joy, and Seeking
- By Jaak Panksepp, Bowling Green State University
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12 - Exposure Effects
pp 194-203
An Unmediated Phenomenon
- By R. B. Zajonc, Stanford University
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13 - Feeling States in Emotion
pp 204-220
Functional Imaging Evidence
- By Joel S. Winston, University of London, Raymond J. Dolan, University College London Wellcome
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PART III - FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS: THE PLACE OF PLEASURE
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14 - The Affect System
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What Lurks below the Surface of Feelings?
- By John T. Cacioppo, University of Chicago, Jeff T. Larsen, Texas Tech University, N. Kyle Smith, Ohio Wesleyan University, Gary G. Berntson, Ohio State University
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15 - Pleasure, Unfelt Affect, and Irrational Desire
pp 243-262
- By Kent C. Berridge, University of Michigan
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16 - Some Perspectives on Positive Feelings and Emotions
pp 263-281
Positive Affect Facilitates Thinking and Problem Solving
- By Alice M. Isen, Cornell University
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17 - Pleasure, Utility, and Choice
pp 282-300
- By Barbara A. Mellers, University of California
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PART IV - FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS IN THEIR SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXT
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18 - The Development of Individual Differences in Understanding Emotion and Mind
pp 303-320
Antecedents and Sequelae
- By Judy Dunn, University of London
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19 - Emotional Intelligence
pp 321-340
What Do We Know?
- By Peter Salovey, Yale University, Marja Kokkonen, University of Jyväskylä, Paulo N. Lopes, Yale University, John D. Mayer, University of New Hampshire
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20 - Culture and Emotion
pp 341-358
Models of Agency as Sources of Cultural Variation in Emotion
- By Batja Mesquita, Wake Forest University, Hazel Rose Markus, Department of Psychology
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21 - Emotion Norms, Emotion Work, and Social Order
pp 359-378
- By Peggy A. Thoits, Vanderbilt University
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PART V - FEELINGS, EMOTIONS, AND MORALITY
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22 - On the Possibility of Animal Empathy
pp 381-401
- By Frans B. M. de Waal, Emory University
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