Product Description: Are we born selfish or primed to help others? Does stress make people more antisocial? Can we ever be genuinely altruistic? This book explores some of the dilemmas at the heart of being human. Integrating cutting edge studies with in-depth clinical experience, Graham Music synthesizes a wealth of fascinating research into an explanation of altruism, cooperation and generosity and shows how we are primed to turn off the ‘better angels of our nature’ in the face of stress, anxiety and fear...read more

Product Description: Esta serie explica los conceptos psicoanalíticos, su relevancia en la vida cotidiana y su posibilidad de esclarecer la naturaleza de la sociedad y la cultura humanas.Para el psicoanálisis, los afectos son emociones adosadas a determinadas representaciones o ideas...read more

Product Description: Affect refers to the strange emotions we often centre on external objects, and the corresponding system of values we create by way of these attachments. Jargon-free and written by an expert in the field, it unravels the recognisable but enigmatic language of psychoanalysis.