Bodily expressions and affective experiences: a motivational connection.

In this paper I will deal with the relationship between affective experiences and bodily expressions. In contemporary embodied constitution theories of affectivity, bodily expressions are argued to be constitutive parts of affective phenomena. Proponents of these theories often criticize the idea th...

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Publicado en:Continental Philosophy Review Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 379 - 402
Autor principal: Forlè, Francesca
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Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2025
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        Stein, Edith, Saint, 1891-1942
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