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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals Charles Darwin

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals By Charles Darwin

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin


Summary

A study of the muscular movements of the face (both human and animal) triggered by the emotions being felt - a 'physical' response to a 'mental' sensation. Darwin's detailed analysis of what actually happens to the body in a state of fear, or joy, or anger is illustrated by photographic images.

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals Summary

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

This second edition of The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was edited by his son Francis Darwin and published in 1890. As Sir Francis notes in his brief preface, because the first edition did not sell out in Charles Darwin's lifetime, 'he had no opportunity of publishing the material collected with a view to a second edition.' This material, in the form of 'a mass of letters, extracts from and references to books' was utilised in the second edition, as were Darwin's pencilled corrections in his own volume of the first. The book is a study of the muscular movements of the face (both human and animal) triggered by the emotions being felt - a 'physical' response to a 'mental' sensation. Darwin's detailed analysis of what actually happens to a body in a state of fear, or joy, or anger is illustrated by photographic images.

Table of Contents

Preface to the second edition; Introduction; 1. General principles of expression; 2. General principles of expression (continued); 3. General principles of expression (concluded); 4. Means of expression in animals; 5. Special expressions of animals; 6. Special expressions of man: suffering and weeping; 7. Low spirits, anxiety, grief, dejection, despair; 8. Joy, high spirits, love, tender feelings, devotion; 9. Reflection, meditation, ill-temper, sulkiness, determination; 10. Hatred and anger; 11. Disdain, contempt, disgust, guilt, pride, etc.; 12. Surprise, astonishment, fear, horror; 13. Self-attention, shame, shyness, modesty, blushing; 14. Concluding remarks and summary; Index.

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NLS9781108004831
9781108004831
1108004830
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2009-07-20
424
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