oa Moving Ourselves, Moving Others
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.
Now Open Access as part of the
Knowledge Unlatched 2017 Backlist Collection.
