The Psychology of Sympathy

Lauren Wispé (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

212 Seiten

1991 | 1991 ed.
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-306-43798-4 (ISBN)

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The origins of this book probably go back to Gordon Allport's seminar in social psychology at Harvard during the late 1940s and to the invitation from Gardner Lindzey, some years later, to contribute a section on "Sympathy and Empathy" to the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (1968). Since those early beginnings, the book has been "in the process of becoming. " During that time I have benefited greatly from the knowledge and assistance of many colleagues, especially the following, who read and commented upon portions of the manuscript: Raymond Gastil, the late Joseph Katz, David McClelland, Jitendra Mohanty, Paul Mussen, Richard Solomon, and Bernard Weiner. To Kenneth Merrill for a close reading of the Hume material and to M. Brewster Smith for a careful reading of and suggestions on Chapters 7 and 8, I am especially indebted. Beverly Joyce withstood constant interruptions to provide much-needed library assistance, and Vivian Wheeler gave generously of her excellent editorial experience and knowledge. A fellowship at the Battelle Research Center in Seattle and an appointment as a visiting scholar at Harvard were of incalculable help, providing opportunity, stimulation, and freedom from teaching responsibilities. To all of the above I am deeply indebted. Just a few words about the organization of this book.

1 • Philosophers on Sympathy.- 2 • Sympathy in a Biological Context: Charles Darwin and William McDougall.- 3 • The Nature of Sympathy.- 4 • The Definition of Sympathy.- 5 • The Provenance of Sympathy.- 6 • Laboratory Analogues of Sympathy.- 7 • The Role of Faces and Places in the Arousal of Sympathy.- 8 • The Roles of Imagery and Mimicry in Sympathy.- 9 • A Summary of the Theory of Sympathy.- 10 • The Function of Sympathy.- References.- Author Index.

Reihe/Serie	Perspectives in Social Psychology
Zusatzinfo	XI, 212 p.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
ISBN-10	0-306-43798-8 / 0306437988
ISBN-13	978-0-306-43798-4 / 9780306437984
Zustand	Neuware