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UNINA9910810332003321 |
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Autore |
Hogan Patrick Colm |
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Titolo |
Cognitive science, literature, and the arts : a guide for humanists / / Patrick Colm Hogan |
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New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-06978-X |
1-283-84534-2 |
1-136-06970-4 |
0-203-47588-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (463 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Psychology in literature |
Psychology in art |
Cognitive science |
Literature - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-233) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction. The Dustheap of History: Why Cognitive Science Now?; Chapter 1. "My Favorite Things": Thinking Jazz; Chapter 2. Is It Cognitive Science Yet? Some Basic Principles; Chapter 3. The Author: Maestros and Geniuses; Chapter 4. The Text (I): Where the Metaphors Are; Chapter 5. The Text (II): Narrative, or Getting the Story Straight; Chapter 6. The Reader: How Literature Makes Us Feel; Chapter 7. From Mind to Matter: Art, Empathy, and the Brain |
Chapter 8. The Evolutionary Turn: Blindness and Insight in the Explanation of Art and MindNotes; Works Cited; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The rise cognitive science has been one of the most important intellectual developments of recent years, stimulating new approaches to everything from philosophy to film studies. This is an introduction to what cognitive science has to offer the humanities and particularly the study of literature. Hogan suggests how the human brain works and makes us feel in response to literature. He walks the reader through all of the major theories of cognitive science that are important for the |
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