Strong Feelings by Jon Elster

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Part of Jean Nicod Lectures series

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Strong Feelings by Jon Elster

Emotion and addiction lie on a continuum between simple visceral drives such as hunger, thirst, and sexual desire at one end and calm, rational decision making at the other. Although emotion and addiction involve visceral motivation, they are also closely linked to cognition and culture. They thus provide the ideal vehicle for Jon Elster's study of the interrelation between three explanatory approaches to behavior: neurobiology, culture, and choice.

The book is organized around parallel analyses of emotion and addiction in order to bring out similarities as well as differences. Elster's study sheds fresh light on the generation of human behavior, ultimately revealing how cognition, choice, and rationality are undermined by the physical processes that underlie strong emotions and cravings. This book will be of particular interest to those studying the variety of human motivations who are dissatisfied with the prevailing reductionisms.

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ISBN 13 9780262550369
ISBN 10 0262550369
Title Strong Feelings
Author Jon Elster
Series Jean Nicod Lectures
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher MIT Press Ltd
Year published 2000-07-24
Number of pages 266
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.