Embodiment, Emotion, and Cognition

by Michelle Maiese

Beginning with the view that human consciousness is essentially embodied and that the way we consciously experience the world is structured by our bodily dynamics and surroundings, the book argues that emotions are a fundamental manifestation of our embodiment, and play a crucial role in self-consciousness, moral evaluation, and social cognition.

271 pages, Hardcover

First published December 21, 2010