A Contemplative Study of the Mind, Emotions, and Body (Studies in Critical Social Sciences, 330)

A Contemplative Study of the Mind, Emotions, and Body (Studies in Critical Social Sciences, 330)

Understanding how the mind works can provide insight into the meaning of various feelings and emotions. Rather than merely grasping empathy on an intellectual level, we can experience how it functions and emerges. By observing the mind, we can uncover how social assumptions and prejudices later filter these reactions. The book explores the interplay between mental processes, bodily reactions, and emotions. Contemplating the foundations of suffering or empathy can enrich our understanding of the emotional dimensions of how we perceive the world. Additionally, many psycho-social phenomena can be comprehended more deeply through critical-contemplative inquiry from a first-person perspective. Krzysztof T. Konecki is a Professor of Sociology specializing in qualitative methods and works at the Institute of Sociology, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, University of Lodz. He is the editor-in-chief of Qualitative Sociology Review and a member of the Board of the Polish Sociological Association and the Committee of Sociology of the Polish Academy of Science. He recently published The Meaning of Contemplation for Social Qualitative Research. Applications and Examples (Routledge, 2022).