The Mind's Affective Life: A Psychoanalytic and Philosophical Inquiry
Brunner-Routledge (2001)
| Abstract | The Mind's Affective Life is a refreshing and innovative examination of the relationship between feeling and thinking. Our thoughts and behavior are shaped by both our emotions and reason; yet until recently most of the literature analyzing thought has concentrated largely on philosophical reasoning and neglected emotions. This book is an original and provocative contribution to the rapidly growing literature on the neglected "affective" dimensions of modern thought. The author draws on contemporary psychoanalysis, philosophy, feminist theory, and recent innovations in neuroscience to argue that in order to understand thought, we need to consider not only both emotional and rational aspects of thought but also the complex interactions between these different aspects. Only through such a rich and complicated understanding of modern thought can we hope to avoid what the author identifies as a significant contemporary problem for individuals and cultures; that is, suppression or denial of intolerable states of feeling. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Psychoanalysis and philosophy Emotions and cognition Emotional intelligence | |||||||||
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| Call number | BF175.4.P45.C67 2001 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 1583911537 9781583911532 | |||||||||
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