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Why We Love: The Definitive Guide to Our Most Fundamental Need

作者 安娜.麥菁
出版社 ORION PUBLISHING GROUP
商品描述 Why We Love: The Definitive Guide to Our Most Fundamental Need:從多元伴侶關係到我們對寵物的愛,演化人類學家AnnaMachin深入探索各種愛的科學本質,透過揭示各種親密

內容簡介

內容簡介 「本書開啟了『何以為人』過程中最複雜、最令人困惑的潘朵拉之盒。」—— Robin Dunbar,《Friends》作者「安娜·瑪欽為世上繁複多樣的人類之愛,以及解釋我們為何如此去愛的生物學與心理學,提供了一本生動活潑的指南。」—— Frans de Waal,《Mama's Last Hug》作者在這本幽默有趣且通俗易懂的愛之探索中,牛津大學人類學家安娜·瑪欽博士(Dr. Anna Machin)深入探討了世上各種愛的科學本質——包括浪漫之愛、親情、友情、對寵物的愛、對足球隊的狂熱、宗教之愛,甚至我們對智慧型手機的情感。本書結合原創研究,並透過訪談與案例分析呈現,涵蓋了多元伴侶關係、擬社會親密關係(對明星的愛)以及神聖之愛等引人入勝的領域。本書主張:是時候停止將浪漫之愛捧上神壇了。透過揭示各種親密關係益處的科學研究,瑪欽博士鼓勵我們重新審視愛在自身生活中的重要性、反思自己的情感經歷,並重新連結「何以為人」的最核心本質。'This book opens the Pandora's Box on this most complex and puzzling aspect of what it is to be human' Robin Dunbar, author of Friends'Anna Machin offers a lively guide to the many kinds of human love that exist, and the biology and psychology that explain why we love the way we do' Frans de Waal, author of Mama's Last HugIn this entertaining and accessible exploration of love, Oxford anthropologist Dr Anna Machin dives into the science behind the myriad types of love that exist in the world, including romantic love, parental love, friendships, love for pets, football teams, religious love and even love for our smartphones.Through original research brought to life by interviews and case studies, and encompassing such fascinating areas as polyamorous relationships, parasocial (love for a celebrity) and sacred loves, this book argues that it is time to stop putting romantic love on a pedestal. By exploring the science that illuminates the benefits of all our different close relationships, Dr Anna Machin encourages us to reconsider the importance of love in our own lives, to interrogate our own experiences, and to reconnect with the heart of what it really means to be human.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Anna MachinDr Anna Machin is an Evolutionary Anthropologist. She studied Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University and University College London before gaining her PhD from Reading University in 2006. Following this she joined the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research Group, headed by Professor Robin Dunbar, at the University of Oxford, where for the past decade she has pursued her work on the science and anthropology of close human relationships.

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書名 / Why We Love: The Definitive Guide to Our Most Fundamental Need
作者 / 安娜.麥菁
簡介 / Why We Love: The Definitive Guide to Our Most Fundamental Need:從多元伴侶關係到我們對寵物的愛,演化人類學家AnnaMachin深入探索各種愛的科學本質,透過揭示各種親密
出版社 / ORION PUBLISHING GROUP
ISBN13 / 9781474618038
ISBN10 /
EAN / 9781474618038
誠品26碼 / 2682313655009
頁數 / 320
裝訂 / P:平裝
語言 / 3:英文
尺寸 / 19.6 x 13 x 2.8 cm
級別 / N:無
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最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : 從多元伴侶關係到我們對寵物的愛,演化人類學家 Anna Machin 深入探索各種愛的科學本質,透過揭示各種親密關係益處的科學研究,她主張我們不該再把浪漫之愛捧上神壇,鼓勵我們重新審視愛在個人生活中的重要性、反思自己的情感經歷,並重新連結「何以為人」這個最核心的本質。

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