Peter Zachar
List of John Benjamins publications in which Peter Zachar is involved.
Book series
ISSN 2352-099X
Titles
Categorical versus Dimensional Models of Affect: A seminar on the theories of Panksepp and Russell
Edited by Peter Zachar and Ralph D. Ellis
One of the most important theoretical and empirical issues in the scholarly study of emotion is whether there is a correct list of “basic” types of affect or whether all affective states are better modeled as a combination of locations on shared underlying dimensions. Many thinkers have written on… read more[Consciousness & Emotion Book Series, 7] 2012. vi, 350 pp.
Fact and Value in Emotion
Edited by Louis C. Charland and Peter Zachar
There is a large amount of scientific work on emotion in psychology, neuroscience, biology, physiology, and psychiatry, which assumes that it is possible to study emotions and other affective states, objectively. Emotion science of this sort is concerned primarily with 'facts' and not 'values',… read more[Consciousness & Emotion Book Series, 4] 2008. vi, 212 pp.
Psychological Concepts and Biological Psychiatry: A philosophical analysis
Peter Zachar
This interdisciplinary work addresses the question, What role should psychological conceptualization play for thinkers who believe that the brain is the organ of the mind? It offers readers something unique both by systematically comparing the writings of eliminativist philosophers of mind with the… read more[Advances in Consciousness Research, 28] 2000. xx, 340 pp.
2012 1. Introduction: Categories, dimensions, and the problem of progress in affective science Categorical versus Dimensional Models of Affect: A seminar on the theories of Panksepp and Russell, Zachar, Peter and Ralph D. Ellis (eds.), pp. 1–30 | Article
2008 Fact and value in emotion: An introduction and historical review Fact and Value in Emotion, Charland, Louis C. and Peter Zachar (eds.), pp. 1–13 | Article
2001 Review of Ben-Zé ev (2000): The subtlety of emotions Affective Qualia and The Subjective Dimension, Ellis, Ralph D. and Natika Newton (eds.), pp. 180–188 | Review
2001 Basic emotions and their biological substrates: A nominalistic interpretation Consciousness & Emotion 2:2, pp. 189–221 | Article
The thesis of this article is that an attitude akin to pragmatism is internal to the scientific enterprise itself, and as a result many scientists will make the same types of non-essentialistic interpretations of their subject matter that are made by pragmatists. This is demonstrably true with… read more
2000 Child Development and the Regulation of Affect and Cognition in Consciousness: A View from Object Relations Theory The Caldron of Consciousness: Motivation, affect and self-organization — An anthology, Ellis, Ralph D. and Natika Newton (eds.), pp. 205–222 | Chapter
