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Carl Georg Lange (4 December 1834 – 29 May 1900) was a Danish physician who made contributions to the fields of neurology, psychiatry, and psychology. Born to a wealthy family in Vordingborg , Denmark, Lange attended medical school at the University of Copenhagen and graduated in 1859 with a reputation for brilliance. [1]
May 19, 2024 · The James-Lange theory of emotion is one of the earliest attempts to explain what causes emotions. Proposed independently by psychologist William James and physiologist Carl Lange, the James-Lange theory of emotion suggested that emotions occur as a result of physiological reactions to events.
Nov 9, 2023 · William James (1948) and Carl Lange (1885) devised two distinct theories surrounding physiology and emotions independently. While James emphasized the various somatic and visceral responses to stimuli that can prompt conscious emotional experiences, Lange had a specific emphasis.
The James–Lange theory is a hypothesis on the origin and nature of emotions and is one of the earliest theories of emotion within modern psychology. It was developed by philosopher John Dewey and named for two 19th-century scholars, William James and Carl Lange (see modern criticism for more on the theory's origin).
Carl Georg Lange was born December 4, 1834, at Vordingborg, into the Danish artistic and scientific elite. His father, Frederik Lange (1798-1862), was a theologian, classical scholar and educationalist. His mother, Louise (1803-1862), was a memberof the highly intelligent Paludan-Müller family.
Carl Lange was a Danish medical doctor (who looks like actor Jude Law!). His research focused on neurological complications and eventually in 1885 he published a book called “On Emotions: A Psycho-Physiological Study.”
THE MECHANISM OF THE EMOTIONS. Carl Georg Lange (1885/1912) Translated by Benjamin Rand. [ Classics Editor's note: This translation of a passage from Lange's Om Sindsbevaegelser (1885) from Lange's Ueber Gemüthsbewegungen. Eine psycho-physiologische Studie (1887), first appeared in Rand, Benjamin (Ed.) (1912).
