Dylan Evans

Broschiertes Buch

Emotion: A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

Drawing on the latest scientific research, from anthropology and psychology to neuroscience and artificial intelligence, Evans takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the human heart, discussing the evolution of emotions and their biological basis, the science of happiness, and the role that emotions play in memory and decision making.

Autor

Dylan Evans received his PhD in Philosophy from the London School of Economics in 2000. He has taught at various universities around the world and written nine books, including The Utopia Experiment (Picador, 2015) and Atheism: All That Matters (Hodder 2014). In 2006-7 he ran the Utopia Experiment, an extended simulation of what life might be like if civilisation collapsed. He has also spent extended periods of time training horses in Guatemala, living with the Bedouins in the Sahara, and learning to play dead-goat polo in Kazakhstan.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 108mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 122g
• ISBN-13: 9780198834403
• ISBN-10: 0198834403
• Artikelnr.: 55470739