Awe and the Experience of the Sublime: A Complex Relationship

Awe seems to be a complex emotion or emotional construct characterized by a mix of positive (contentment, happiness), and negative affective components (fear and a sense of being smaller, humbler or insignificant). It is striking that the elicitors of awe correspond closely to what philosophical aes...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Margherita Arcangeli, Marco Sperduti, Amélie Jacquot, Pascale Piolino, Jérôme Dokic
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Subjects:	awe positive awe threat-based awe sublime aesthetic experience fear
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01340/full