The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

Essays
Book language: English
278 pages

A scientific essay by Charles Darwin examining how emotions are expressed through facial expressions, gestures, and posture in humans and various animals. Drawing on observations and photographs, it explores the evolutionary continuity of emotional behavior. A foundational work for anyone interested in biology and psychology.

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THE EXPRESSION OF THE EMOTIONS IN MAN AND ANIMALS
With Photographic And Other Illustrations New York D. Appleton And Company 1899
DETAILED CONTENTS.
ON THE EXPRESSION OF THE EMOTIONS IN MAN AND ANIMALS.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EXPRESSION.
CHAPTER II. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EXPRESSION—continued.
CHAPTER III. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF EXPRESSION—concluded.
CHAPTER IV. MEANS OF EXPRESSION IN ANIMALS.
CHAPTER V. SPECIAL EXPRESSIONS OF ANIMALS.
CHAPTER VI. SPECIAL EXPRESSIONS OF MAN: SUFFERING AND WEEPING.
CHAPTER VII. LOW SPIRITS, ANXIETY, GRIEF, DEJECTION, DESPAIR.
CHAPTER VIII. JOY, HIGH SPIRITS, LOVE, TENDER FEELINGS, DEVOTION.
CHAPTER IX. REFLECTION—MEDITATION-ILL-TEMPER—SULKINESS—DETERMINATION.
CHAPTER X. HATRED AND ANGER.
CHAPTER XI. DISDAIN—CONTEMPT—DISGUST-GUILT—PRIDE, ETC.—HELPLESSNESS—PATIENCE—AFFIRMATION AND NEGATION.
CHAPTER XII. SURPRISE—ASTONISHMENT—FEAR—HORROR.
CHAPTER XIII. SELF-ATTENTION—SHAME—SHYNESS—MODESTY: BLUSHING.
CHAPTER XIV. CONCLUDING REMARKS AND SUMMARY.
FOOTNOTES:
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