{"product_id":"what-is-an-emotion","title":"What Is an Emotion?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA concise and influential essay examining the nature of emotion and its relationship to bodily response.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this foundational text, William James advances the argument that emotion is not the cause of physical reaction, but its consequence. Rather than trembling because we are afraid, James proposes that we feel fear because we tremble. This reversal of common assumption reshaped psychological inquiry and helped establish modern theories of affect and physiological response.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1884, the essay became central to what is now known as the James-Lange theory of emotion. Its clarity and argumentative precision make it one of the most accessible entry points into James's broader philosophical and psychological system. Within the William James cluster, this work stands alongside \u003cem\u003eThe Varieties of Religious Experience\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Meaning of Truth\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEssays in Radical Empiricism\u003c\/em\u003e as a key articulation of his empirical method applied to human consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented here in its complete form, \u003cem\u003eWhat Is an Emotion?\u003c\/em\u003e remains essential reading in the history of psychology and philosophy of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sublime Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50020209426682,"sku":"9781515437574","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/1253\/1962\/files\/imageloader_e9d642bc-fbf7-4446-991d-f64e15a91f0f.jpg?v=1786136696","url":"https:\/\/mindsourcebooks.com\/products\/what-is-an-emotion","provider":"Mind Source Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}