Books by Cristiano Castelfranchi
A Theory of Tutelary Relationships, 2023
The purpose of the book is to propose and exploit an analytical, critical, well defined theory of... more The purpose of the book is to propose and exploit an analytical, critical, well defined theory of a very crucial human social relation that I call "Tutelarity/ Tutelage". This will thus explain how/why such relation is so relevant at any layer of sociality: from affective relationships, to social cooperation and interactions, to politics and democracy. The approach is theoretical and strongly grounded on cognitive science and the models of human mind: beliefs, desires, expectations, emotions, etc. Written in an accessible way, it will be of interest for a large audience, specifically to researchers and scientists interested in cognitive science and the dynamics of social relationships alike.
The Abstracts of 8 Chapters
Cognitive And Social Action, 1995
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The mind is an anticipatory device. Its main purpose is to ‘produce future’, telling us not only ... more The mind is an anticipatory device. Its main purpose is to ‘produce future’, telling us not only how the world might or will be, but also how it should be, or better how we would like it to be. Expectancies shape our lives: they impact on our actual outcomes, often acting as self-fulfilling prophecies. They also constitute a reference point for establishing whether an outcome is a loss or a gain; that is, we evaluate our own outcomes not in absolute terms, but against our expectancies. And we feel ill-treated and betrayed when our expectancies are disappointed.
This book addresses anticipation-based emotions, that is, the emotions associated with the dialectical interaction between ‘what is’ and ‘what is not (yet)’, be it a mere wished-for possibility or an expectation proper. It offers an anatomy of both the emotions implying anticipations of future events – such as fear, anxiety, hope, and trust – and those elicited by the disconfirmation of a previous anticipation – surprise, disappointment, discouragement, sense of injustice, regret, and relief – in terms of their belief and goal components. It also addresses anticipated emotions, that is, emotions we foresee we might experience in future circumstances, and explores how they influence our decisions.
The reader will be taken on a journey of exploration and discovery into the multifarious facets and implications of an important family of emotions, aimed at understanding what they have in common, as well as the distinguishing features of each distinct emotion, and predicting their motivational and behavioral consequences.
We present the index of the book
& the draft of one crucial Chapter of the book in its non fin... more We present the index of the book
& the draft of one crucial Chapter of the book in its non final and correct version
For the correct and complete version see our book
"Trust Theory. A socio-cognitive and computational model"
Wiley, 2010
Papers by Cristiano Castelfranchi
For a (Pessimistic) Theory of the Invisible Hand and Spontaneous Order
Social Science Research Network, 2005
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From reaction to cognition 5th European Workshop on modelling an agent in a multi-agent world MAAMAW '93
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 1995
The purpose of the European Workshop on Modelling an Agent in a Multi-Agent World (MAAMAW) is to ... more 
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Books by Cristiano Castelfranchi
The Abstracts of 8 Chapters
This book addresses anticipation-based emotions, that is, the emotions associated with the dialectical interaction between ‘what is’ and ‘what is not (yet)’, be it a mere wished-for possibility or an expectation proper. It offers an anatomy of both the emotions implying anticipations of future events – such as fear, anxiety, hope, and trust – and those elicited by the disconfirmation of a previous anticipation – surprise, disappointment, discouragement, sense of injustice, regret, and relief – in terms of their belief and goal components. It also addresses anticipated emotions, that is, emotions we foresee we might experience in future circumstances, and explores how they influence our decisions.
The reader will be taken on a journey of exploration and discovery into the multifarious facets and implications of an important family of emotions, aimed at understanding what they have in common, as well as the distinguishing features of each distinct emotion, and predicting their motivational and behavioral consequences.
& the draft of one crucial Chapter of the book in its non final and correct version
For the correct and complete version see our book
"Trust Theory. A socio-cognitive and computational model"
Wiley, 2010
Papers by Cristiano Castelfranchi