Biology and emotion
By: Neil McNaughton.
Series: Problems in the behavioural sciences
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Emotions -- Physiological aspects.; Emotions.; Evolution.; Biology.; Emotions.
Description: The central idea of this book is that biology and particularly evolution provide the best starting point for the study of emotion. It is argued that all the conventional properties of emotion such as expression, feeling and motivation can be considered in a scientific manner.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 204-218.
Includes indexes.