Phenomenological Reviews

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Abstract

This volume offers perspectives on the theme of surprise crossing philosophical, phenomenological, scientific, psycho-physiology, psychiatric, and linguistic boundaries. The main question it examines is whether surprise is an emotion. It uses two main theoretical frameworks to do so: psychology, in which surprise is commonly considered a primary emotion, and philosophy, in which surprise is related to passions as opposed to reason. The book explores whether these views on surprise are satisfying or sufficient. It looks at the extent to which surprise is also a cognitive phenomenon and primitively embedded in language, and the way in which surprise is connected to personhood, the interpersonal, and moral emotions.

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Surprise as emotion

between startle and humility

Anthony Steinbock(Southern Illinois University)

pp.3-21

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98657-9_1
Surprise, valence, emotion

the multivectorial integrative cardio-phenomenology of surprise

Natalie Depraz

pp.23-52

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98657-9_2
The temporal dynamic of emotional emergence, surprise and depression Thomas Desmidt

pp.55-71

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98657-9_3
Animal and human models of startle, emotion, and depression Bruno Brizard

pp.73-80

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98657-9_4
If the body is part of our discourse, why not let it speak?

five critical perspectives

Maxine Sheets-Johnstone

pp.83-95

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98657-9_5
Glancing at the surface of surprise Edward Casey

pp.97-103

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98657-9_6
Emotions, volitions and motivational dynamics Pierre Livet

pp.105-114

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98657-9_7
Call and conversion on the road to Damascus

contributions to a hermeneutics of surprise

Jeffrey Bloechl(Boston College)

pp.117-128

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98657-9_8
Surprise, meaning and emotion Claudia Serban

pp.129-139

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98657-9_9
Surprised? why? the expression of surprise in French and in English

an experimental approach

Pascale Goutéraux

pp.143-161

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98657-9_10
Describing and expressing surprise Agnès Celle Anne Jugnet Laure Lansari Emilie L’Hôte

pp.163-189

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98657-9_11

Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Dordrecht

Year: 2018

Pages: 189

Series: Contributions to Phenomenology

Series volume: 97

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98657-9

ISBN (hardback): 978-3-319-98656-2

ISBN (digital): 978-3-319-98657-9

Full citation:

Depraz Natalie, Steinbock Anthony (2018) Surprise: an emotion?. Dordrecht, Springer.