Designers of virtual agents have a combinatorically large space of choices for the look and
behavior of their characters. We conducted two between-subjects studies to explore the …

This introduction presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. It proposes that shame, on a certain phenomenological understanding …

Current discussions on social cognition, empathy, and interpersonal understanding are
largely built on the question of how we recognize and access particular mental states of …

According to Frances Tustin, the core of autism is found in sensory modifications—and
tactile modifications in particular. Tustin argues that sensory experiences may become self …

It is well-known that Husserl denies bodily behaviour as expressive in the I. Logical
Investigation but he dramatically changes his view and holds that bodily behaviour is …

This article examines the experience of being seen and analyzes its central role in the
formation of a coherent sense of self. Tove Jansson's short story from 1962,'The Invisible …

This paper is an attempt to build a bridge between the fields of social cognition and social
ontology. Drawing on both classical and more recent phenomenological studies, the article …

This project examines the new dimensions and attributes of the historical construct of
liveness in the current social media environment. In this scope, liveness comprises both the …

This article discusses our experience of other people from both phenomenological and
psychoanalytic perspectives. Drawing on Husserl and Freud, I will distinguish between …

In this paper, I shall investigate Edith Stein's account of empathic subjectivity in light of the
“affective turn” that characterises the current literature on Stein's phenomenology. I shall …