出版社: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
副标题: How Stories Make Us Human
出版年: 2012-4-10
页数: 272
定价: GBP 15.03
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780547391403
内容简介 · · · · · ·
Humans live in landscapes of make-believe: we spin fantasies, we devour novels, films, and plays, and even our sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country. It’s easy to say that humans are “wired” for story, but why?
In this delightful and original book, Jonathan Gottschall offers the fi...
Humans live in landscapes of make-believe: we spin fantasies, we devour novels, films, and plays, and even our sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country. It’s easy to say that humans are “wired” for story, but why?
In this delightful and original book, Jonathan Gottschall offers the first unified theory of storytelling. He argues that stories are a way of rehearsing life’s complex social problems.Our penchant for story has evolved, like other behaviors, to enhance our survival, and, crucially, that of our social group. (In fact, studies show that people who read fiction are more empathetic.) Gottschall explores the deep pattern in children’s make-believe, and what that reveals about story’s prehistoric origins. He shows how a story was partly responsible for Hitler’s rise, how schizophrenia is an example of the story mind run amok, and how successful fiction is inherently moral. We are master shapers of story. The Storytelling Animal finally reveals how stories shape us.
作者简介 · · · · · ·
Jonathan Gottschall teaches English at Washington & Jefferson College and is one of the leading figures in the movement toward a more scientific humanities. The author or editor of five scholarly books, Gottschall’s work has been prominently featured in The New York Times Magazine, Scientific American, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, among others. Steven Pinker has calle...
Jonathan Gottschall teaches English at Washington & Jefferson College and is one of the leading figures in the movement toward a more scientific humanities. The author or editor of five scholarly books, Gottschall’s work has been prominently featured in The New York Times Magazine, Scientific American, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, among others. Steven Pinker has called him "a brilliant young scholar" whose writing is "unfailingly clear, witty, and exciting."
目录 · · · · · ·
The Riddle of Fiction21
Hell Is Story-Friendly45
Night Story68
The Mind Is a Storyteller87
The Moral of the Story117
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The Riddle of Fiction21
Hell Is Story-Friendly45
Night Story68
The Mind Is a Storyteller87
The Moral of the Story117
Ink People Change the World139
Life Stories156
The Future of Story177
Notes201
Acknowledgments213
Bibliography215
Credits231
Index233
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1 有用 sd 2020-05-17 14:18:00
Intensely insightful! In his uniquely witty and open style, J.G. explains, in my view, one of the most profound human instincts - the story-telling and story-consuming instinct. Though the books is sh... Intensely insightful! In his uniquely witty and open style, J.G. explains, in my view, one of the most profound human instincts - the story-telling and story-consuming instinct. Though the books is short, it also concisely explores themes like sleep, national myths, and games. Totally worth the time! (展开)
0 有用 鲁鱼鱼 2023-11-22 19:32:30 陕西
故事的进化论,有趣的科普著作。
1 有用 Tony Yet 2014-06-29 22:26:55
阅读此书,帮助你了解人为什么要讲故事
0 有用 芦涛 2024-01-12 16:58:01 中国香港
有一些干,但还是很用心的,印象深刻的是拿猫做的梦境实验,太惨了。 结论倒是很明显,我们人类就是爱八卦
0 有用 易楚 2015-09-19 05:16:45
这个主题非常感兴趣。。。这个主题的书非常少,这是其中一本,也有收获,不过没有从根本上解决我们的疑问。
0 有用 芦涛 2024-01-12 16:58:01 中国香港
有一些干,但还是很用心的,印象深刻的是拿猫做的梦境实验,太惨了。 结论倒是很明显,我们人类就是爱八卦
0 有用 chang 2023-12-30 00:45:56 北京
可爱的小品
0 有用 鲁鱼鱼 2023-11-22 19:32:30 陕西
故事的进化论,有趣的科普著作。
1 有用 sd 2020-05-17 14:18:00
Intensely insightful! In his uniquely witty and open style, J.G. explains, in my view, one of the most profound human instincts - the story-telling and story-consuming instinct. Though the books is sh... Intensely insightful! In his uniquely witty and open style, J.G. explains, in my view, one of the most profound human instincts - the story-telling and story-consuming instinct. Though the books is short, it also concisely explores themes like sleep, national myths, and games. Totally worth the time! (展开)
1 有用 #ArtfulDodger# 2019-08-01 00:09:50
心理学家主要时间是不是都花在给心理现象起好玩的名字上了...