| Action, Emotion and Will Contributor(s): Kenny, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415303745 ISBN-13: 9780415303743 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: "Action, Emotion and Will" was first published in 1963, when it was one of the first books to provoke serious interest in the emotions and philosophy of human action. Almost forty years on, Anthony Kenny's account of action and emotion is still essential reading for anyone interested in these topics. The first part of the book takes an historical look at the emotions in the work of Descartes, Locke and particularly Hume. In the second part, Kenny moves onto discuss some of the experimental work on the emotions by 20th Century psychologists like William James. Separate chapters cover feelings, motives, desire and pleasure. This edition features a brand new preface by the author. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Free Will & Determinism - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 128.3 |
| LCCN: 2002036630 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.52" W x 8.52" (0.54 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Action, Emotion and Will was first published in 1963, when it was one of the first books to provoke serious interest in the emotions and philosophy of human action. Almost forty years on, Anthony Kenny's account of action and emotion is still essential reading for anyone interested in these topics. |