BIC SubjectsSocial, group or collective psychology

Titles

Alignment in Communication: Towards a new theory of communication

Edited by Ipke Wachsmuth, Jan de Ruiter, Petra Jaecks and Stefan Kopp

Alignment in Communication is a novel direction in communication research, which focuses on interactive adaptation processes assumed to be more or less automatic in humans. It offers an alternative to established theories of human communication and also has important implications for human-machine… read more

[Advances in Interaction Studies, 6] 2013. viii, 231 pp.

Roots and Collapse of Empathy: Human nature at its best and at its worst

Stein Bråten

Spanning from care-giving infants and civilian rescuers risking their life to the collapse of empathy in agents of torture and extinction, this unique book deals with and illustrates the altruistic best and atrocious worst of human nature. It begins with infant roots of empathy, then turns to the… read more

[Advances in Consciousness Research, 91] 2013. xv, 276 pp.

Consciousness in Interaction: The role of the natural and social context in shaping consciousness

Edited by Fabio Paglieri

Consciousness in Interaction is an interdisciplinary collection with contributions from philosophers, psychologists, cognitive scientists, and historians of philosophy. It revolves around the idea that consciousness emerges from, and impacts on, our skilled interactions with the natural and social… read more

[Advances in Consciousness Research, 86] 2012. xix, 403 pp.