Alchemie des Geistes

Author/Contributor(s):	Elster, Jon
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Date:	11/28/1998
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

Jon Elster has written a comprehensive, wide-ranging book on the emotions in which he considers the full range of theoretical approaches. Drawing on history, literature, philosophy and psychology Elster presents a complete account of the role of the emotions in human behavior. Combining methodological and theoretical arguments with empirical case studies and written with Elster's customary verve and economy, this book will have a broad appeal to those in philosophy, psychology, economics, political science, as well as literary studies, history, and sociology.