Emotion, evolution, and rationality
By: edited by Dylan Evans, Pierre Cruse.
Contributors: Evans, Dylan, 1966-; Cruse, Pierre.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: Emotions.; Emotional intelligence.; Reason.
Description: Do our emotions stop us being rational? For thousands of years, emotions have been thought of as obstacles to intelligent thought. In this book, leading thinkers from philosophy, psychology and neuroscience challenge this commonly held view of emotion in a series of challenging essays.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.