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A face strikes us immediately as sad, and so, too, do a mourner, a willow tree, a house on a prairie, and a group of onlookers. The spontaneous emergence of affective and other qualities of people, things, places, and events falls under the heading of physiognomy, a phenomenon discussed since at least Aristotle, and a key feature of evolutionary theory, psychology, and perception as well as professional practice ("profiling") and popular talk. However, physiognomy is a controversial topic because of a suspect history, and is often renamed as non-verbal communication.
The Expressiveness of Perceptual Experience: Physiognomy Reconsidered examines this venerable, attractive, and contentious topic within the unique perspective of research-oriented psychology. Included are the processes involved, primarily perceptual; origins, mainly evolutionary; and social-cultural factors as supplements. Discussed within a holistic-experiential (phenomenological)-aesthetic framework are physiognomy's ties to the arts as well as emotions, synesthesia, learning, development, and personality. Empirical investigations are summarized, including the author's.
Contents
1. Preface; 2. Ch. 1. An Overview; 3. Part I. Background; 4. Ch. 2. Physiognomy described; 5. Ch. 3. Historical background and methods of study; 6. Part II. Physiognomy and the arts; 7. Ch. 4. Physiognomy in Paintings, Literature, and the Other Arts; 8. Ch. 5. The Arts, Physiognomy, Perception, and Gestalt Psychology; 9. Part III. The Perceptual Framework for Physiognomy; 10. Ch. 6. Physiognomy as an Emergent Phenomenon; 11. Ch. 7. The Physiognomy of Person Perception; 12. Part IV. Answers and Questions; 13. Ch 8. Theories of Physiognomy; 14. Ch. 9. Summing Up, Remaining Issues, and Future Directions; 15. References Cited; 16. Index
