The Person and Primary Emotions

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Personality, Psychotherapy
Cover of the book The Person and Primary Emotions by Peter A. Bertocci, Springer New York
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Peter A. Bertocci ISBN: 9781461239147
Publisher: Springer New York Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Peter A. Bertocci
ISBN: 9781461239147
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication: December 6, 2012
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

I shall propose that the unlearned motives of persons are primary emotions. I am not surprised that many informed readers will wonder where I have been for the last five decades when even the conception of unlearned motives (instincts, drives, urges) has been shown to be little more than the result of undisciplined investigation? And here I am proposing that in the nature and dynamics of some emotions that persons experience we can gain more adequate understanding of human motives at the unlearned level. During the last five decades I have spent most of my time teaching the histlDry of philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, ethics and theory of value, the psychology of personali ty, and th~ philosophy of personality. Increasingly I have paid special attention to the ways in which claims about ~the nature of man I influence the theory of motives, emotions, and feelings. What kept impressing me is the way in which the viii interpretation of the "findings" about motives, feelings, and emotion reflect unargued conceptions of human nature, or that the views of fundamental motives, feelings, and emotions unduly dominate the underlying conception of the person. In focusing attention first on the essential nature of a person I shall be discussing issues that are actually basic to our more analytical interpretation of the nature and dynamics of the primary motives or primary emotions.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

I shall propose that the unlearned motives of persons are primary emotions. I am not surprised that many informed readers will wonder where I have been for the last five decades when even the conception of unlearned motives (instincts, drives, urges) has been shown to be little more than the result of undisciplined investigation? And here I am proposing that in the nature and dynamics of some emotions that persons experience we can gain more adequate understanding of human motives at the unlearned level. During the last five decades I have spent most of my time teaching the histlDry of philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, ethics and theory of value, the psychology of personali ty, and th~ philosophy of personality. Increasingly I have paid special attention to the ways in which claims about ~the nature of man I influence the theory of motives, emotions, and feelings. What kept impressing me is the way in which the viii interpretation of the "findings" about motives, feelings, and emotion reflect unargued conceptions of human nature, or that the views of fundamental motives, feelings, and emotions unduly dominate the underlying conception of the person. In focusing attention first on the essential nature of a person I shall be discussing issues that are actually basic to our more analytical interpretation of the nature and dynamics of the primary motives or primary emotions.

More books from Springer New York

Cover of the book Language Awareness and Learning to Read by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book Breast Cancer by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book Receptor Tyrosine Kinases: Structure, Functions and Role in Human Disease by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book The Difficult Vaginal Hysterectomy by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book Ecotoxicological Characterization of Waste by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book Essentials of Pain Management by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book Perinatal Stem Cells by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book Adult Stem Cells by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book Behçet’s Syndrome by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatrics by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book The Methods of Distances in the Theory of Probability and Statistics by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book Algebraic Combinatorics by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book Water Stress in Biological, Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Systems by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book Current Review of Minimally Invasive Surgery by Peter A. Bertocci
Cover of the book Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 5 by Peter A. Bertocci
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy