The Science of Sadness: A New Understanding of Emotion

by David Huron

An accessible, scientific account of grief, melancholy, and nostalgia in human life and their broader lessons for understanding emotions in general.

The Science of Sadness proposes an original scientific account of grief, melancholy, and nostalgia, advocating a unique ethological approach to these familiar, woeful emotions. One of the leading scholars in the psychology of music and music cognition, David Huron draws on hundreds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262547775
• ISBN13: 9780262547772
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"