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Emotion: The Science of Sentiment

Emotion: The Science of Sentiment

by Dylan Evans (Author)

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    Hardcover 2001

    $3.46
Synopsis

Was love invented by European poets in the middle ages, or is it part of human nature? Will winning the lottery really make you happy? Is it possible to build robots that have feelings? These are just some of the intriguing questions explored in this new guide to the latest thinking about the emotions. Drawing on a wide range of scientific research, from anthropology and psychology to neuroscience and artificial intelligence, Emotion: The Science of Sentiment takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the human heart.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 192
 Edition: illustrated edition
 Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 25 Jan 2001
ISBN 10: 019285433X
ISBN 13: 9780192854339

Media Reviews
A pop science classic. --Independent on Sunday
A fun book.... Highly accessible, this little gem deserves to sell well. --Nature
A charming primer on the up-and-coming science of emotions. --New Scientist
Evans, one of the best of the new wave of science writers, has written a masterly survey--lean, confident, and packed with up-to-the-minute information. It will enlighten and surprise. --Nicholas Humphrey, author of Leaps of Faith
At last, an accessible and fascinating account of a neglected aspect of our mental lives. --Lewis Wolpert, author of Malignant Sadness


A pop science classic. --Independent on Sunday
A fun book.... Highly accessible, this little gem deserves to sell well. --Nature
A charming primer on the up-and-coming science of emotions. --New Scientist
Evans, one of the best of the new wave of science writers, has written a masterly survey--lean, confident, and packed with up-to-the-minute information. It will enlighten and surprise. --Nicholas Humphrey, author of Leaps of Faith
At last, an accessible and fascinating account of a neglected aspect of our mental lives. --Lewis Wolpert, author of Malignant Sadness

A pop science classic. --Independent on Sunday
A fun book.... Highly accessible, this little gem deserves to sell well. --Nature
A charming primer on the up-and-coming science of emotions. --New Scientist
Evans, one of the best of the new wave of science writers, has written a masterly survey--lean, confident, and packed with up-to-the-minute information. It will enlighten and surprise. --Nicholas Humphrey, author of Leaps of Faith
At last, an accessible and fascinating account of a neglected aspect of our mental lives. --Lewis Wolpert, author of Malignant Sadness


A pop science classic. --Independent on Sunday


A fun book.... Highly accessible, this little gem deserves to sell well. --Nature


A charming primer on the up-and-coming science of emotions. --New Scientist


Evans, one of the best of the new wave of science writers, has written a masterly survey--lean, confident, and packed with up-to-the-minute information. It will enlighten and surprise. --Nicholas Humphrey, author of Leaps of Faith


At last, an accessible and fascinating account of a neglected aspect of our mental lives. --Lewis Wolpert, author of Malignant Sadness


Author Bio

Dylan Evans is a Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at King's College London, where he directs a research project in the evolution of the emotions. In his previous lives he worked as a film-maker and psychotherapist.