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Title: The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin, Paul Ekman, Philip Prodger ISBN: 0-19-515806-7 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: November, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: After the BEAGLE, Darwin's "funnest" book!
Comment: This is the second book that I throw my serious students after I make them read the Voyage. While the subject is serious, there is more than a hint of play throughout, and one can just imagine Darwin observing his own children for clues to discuss as each chapter unfolds. Although this book is of course not nearly as important as the Origin or even Descent, it is essentially part of the Long Argument, and is a great way of bringing behavioural topics to the fore in any discussion of evolution. A pity it is that many modern popularizers of "evolutionary psychology" seem to have missed parts of the form and substance that Darwin expresses here.
Rating: 5
Summary: A magnificent book, splendid new edition!
Comment: Ever since I received Paul EkmanÕs new edition of DarwinÕs classic work, the book has been my constant companion. I carry it with me from room to room, picking it up to read whenever I have a few minutes.
You can open to just about any page and discover yet another gem. Whether you find a bit to read by chance, or whether you like to be guided by the fascinating table of contents and index, or whether you prefer to begin at the beginning, Darwin is always interesting and accessible. In view of our troubled world, I find it helpful to remember that empathy is an essential part of human and animal nature. It seems the study of emotion must lead us toward a deeper understanding of these universal, powerful forces that energize and transform our lives.
ÒExpressionÓ is really an old friend. As a young dance therapist in the 1960s, I was impressed first by DarwinÕs ability to describe the dynamic process of expressive movement. Obviously it is the emotions that motivate and shape the way we move. I learned then that his observations were gathered over a period of 30 years. His subjects included not only all kinds of animals, but also human infants, children and adults from every walk of life and from many different cultures. He approached the study of emotional expression from the perspective of art, literature and inner experience, as well as from muscles and the nervous system. Although it was first published over 125 years ago (1872) DarwinÕs work continues to inspire and inform contemporary research in many fields.
The new edition is simply outstanding. Paul EkmanÕs editing is clearly a Òlabor of love,Ó and at the same time a thorough, original scholarly contribution. I particularly like the way he places DarwinÕs work in a cultural and social/political context. EkmanÕs commentary offers rich resources as he quietly updates, re-frames or differs, yet more than anything, confirms and extends DarwinÕs observations. It is as if Ekman and Darwin were engaged in a kind of dialogue, each learning from the other. Thereader is a privileged witness.
Joan Chodorow
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Title: Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life by Paul Ekman ISBN: 0805072756 Publisher: Times Books Pub. Date: 07 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Descent of Man (Great Minds Series) by Charles Darwin, H. James Birx ISBN: 1573921769 Publisher: Prometheus Books Pub. Date: December, 1997 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: Origin of Species by CHARLES DARWIN ISBN: 0517123207 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 22 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Telling Lies: Clues to Deceit in the Marketplace, Politics, and Marriage (Revised and Updated Edition) by Paul Ekman ISBN: 0393321886 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 10 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: What the Face Reveals: Basic and Applied Studies of Spontaneous Expression Using the Facial Action Coding System (Series in Affective Science) by Paul Ekman, Erika Rosenberg ISBN: 0195104471 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: February, 1998 List Price(USD): $54.50 |
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