Moving Ourselves, Moving Others 
 Motion and Emotion in Intersubjectivity, Consciousness and Language 

 -  John Benjamins Publishing Company  2012 
 - 1 online resource 
 - Consciousness & Emotion Book Series .
<br/><br/> The close relationship between motion (bodily movement) and emotion (feelings) is not an etymological coincidence. While moving ourselves, we move others; in observing others move : we are moved ourselves. The fundamentally interpersonal nature of mind and language has recently received due attention, but the key role of (e)motion in this context has remained something of a blind spot. The present book rectifies this gap by gathering contributions from leading philosophers, psychologists and linguists working in the area. Framed by an introducing prologue and a summarizing epilogue the volume elaborates a dynamical, active view of emotion, along with an affect-laden view of motion : and explores their significance for consciousness, intersubjectivity, and language. As such, it contributes to the emerging interdisciplinary field of mind science, transcending hitherto dominant computationalist and cognitivist approaches. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Cognitive Linguistics Consciousness Emotion Language Evolution Languages