Author : Michelle Maiese
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230297714
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Embodiment, Emotion, and Cognition by : Michelle Maiese
Download or read book Embodiment, Emotion, and Cognition written by Michelle Maiese and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the view that human consciousness is essentially embodied and that the way we consciously experience the world is structured by our bodily dynamics and surroundings, the book argues that emotions are a fundamental manifestation of our embodiment, and play a crucial role in self-consciousness, moral evaluation, and social cognition.