John Benjamins Publishing Company
Motivation and Emotion
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Mark H. Bickhard
Abstract
This chapter outlines dynamic models of motivation and emotion. These turn out not to be autonomous subsystems, but instead are deeply integrated in the basic interactive dynamic character of living systems. Motivation is a crucial aspect of particular kinds of interactive systems — systems for which representation is a sister aspect. Emotion is a special kind of partially reflective interaction process, and yields its own emergent motivational aspects. In addition, the overall model accounts for some of the crucial properties of consciousness.
Abstract
This chapter outlines dynamic models of motivation and emotion. These turn out not to be autonomous subsystems, but instead are deeply integrated in the basic interactive dynamic character of living systems. Motivation is a crucial aspect of particular kinds of interactive systems — systems for which representation is a sister aspect. Emotion is a special kind of partially reflective interaction process, and yields its own emergent motivational aspects. In addition, the overall model accounts for some of the crucial properties of consciousness.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of Contributors vii
- Introduction ix
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Part I
- Integrating the Physiological and Phenomenological Dimensions of Affect and Motivation 3
- Affective Consciousness and the Instinctual Motor System 27
- Consciousness, Motivation, and Emotion 55
- Conscious Emotion in a Dynamic System 91
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Part II
- The ‘Mind’/‘Body’ Problem and First-Person Process 109
- Dissolving Differences 119
- The Effect of Motivation on the Stream of Consciousness 133
- Motivation and Emotion 161
- Mind, Brain, and Chaos 179
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Part III
- Child Development and the Regulation of Affect and Cognition in Consciousness 205
- Emotions 223
- Awareness of Emotions 243
- Index 271
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of Contributors vii
- Introduction ix
-
Part I
- Integrating the Physiological and Phenomenological Dimensions of Affect and Motivation 3
- Affective Consciousness and the Instinctual Motor System 27
- Consciousness, Motivation, and Emotion 55
- Conscious Emotion in a Dynamic System 91
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Part II
- The ‘Mind’/‘Body’ Problem and First-Person Process 109
- Dissolving Differences 119
- The Effect of Motivation on the Stream of Consciousness 133
- Motivation and Emotion 161
- Mind, Brain, and Chaos 179
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Part III
- Child Development and the Regulation of Affect and Cognition in Consciousness 205
- Emotions 223
- Awareness of Emotions 243
- Index 271
