Moving Ourselves, Moving Others: Motion and Emotion in Intersubjectivity, Consciousness and Language

By: Foolen, Ad

The close relationship between motion (bodily movement) and emotion (feelings) is not an etymological coincidence. While moving ourselves, we move others; in observing others move - we are moved ourselves. The fundamentally interpersonal nature of mind and language has recently received due attention, but the key role of (e)motion in this context has remained something of a blind spot. The present book rectifies this gap by gathering contributions from leading philosophers, psychologists and linguists working in the area. Framed by an introducing prologue and a summarizing epilogue (written by Colwyn Trevarthen, who brought the phenomenological notion of intersubjectivity to a wider audience some 30 years ago) the volume elaborates a dynamical, active view of emotion, along with an affect-laden view of motion - and explores their significance for consciousness, intersubjectivity, and language. As such, it contributes to the emerging interdisciplinary field of mind science , transcending hitherto dominant computationalist and cognitivist approaches. As of February 2018, this e-book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027241562
• ISBN13: 9789027241566
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Benjamins Publishing Company, John
• Length: 500 Pages