Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
Sep 2005 · Sold by Penguin
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"An ambitious and meticulous foray into the nature of being." —The Boston Globe
A landmark exploration of the relationship between emotion and reason
Since Descartes famously proclaimed, "I think, therefore I am," science has often overlooked emotions as the source of a person’s true being. Even modern neuroscience has tended, until recently, to concentrate on the cognitive aspects of brain function, disregarding emotions. This attitude began to change with the publication of Descartes’ Error in 1995. Antonio Damasio—"one of the world’s leading neurologists" (The New York Times)—challenged traditional ideas about the connection between emotions and rationality. In this wondrously engaging book, Damasio takes the reader on a journey of scientific discovery through a series of case studies, demonstrating what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational thinking and to normal social behavior.
A landmark exploration of the relationship between emotion and reason
Since Descartes famously proclaimed, "I think, therefore I am," science has often overlooked emotions as the source of a person’s true being. Even modern neuroscience has tended, until recently, to concentrate on the cognitive aspects of brain function, disregarding emotions. This attitude began to change with the publication of Descartes’ Error in 1995. Antonio Damasio—"one of the world’s leading neurologists" (The New York Times)—challenged traditional ideas about the connection between emotions and rationality. In this wondrously engaging book, Damasio takes the reader on a journey of scientific discovery through a series of case studies, demonstrating what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational thinking and to normal social behavior.
"An ambitious and meticulous foray into the nature of being." —The Boston Globe
A landmark exploration of the relationship between emotion and reason
Since Descartes famously proclaimed, "I think, therefore I am," science has often overlooked emotions as the source of a person’s true being. Eve...
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the book is the best for reading.But i dont like.
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Antonio Damasio is the David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Philosophy, and director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The recipient of numerous awards (several shared with his wife, Hanna Damasio, also a neurologist and neuroscientist), he is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His other widely acclaimed books include The Feeling of What Happens, Looking for Spinoza, Self Comes to Mind, The Strange Order of Things, Feeling & Knowing, and Natural Intelligence & the Logic of Consciousness.
Antonio Damasio is the David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Philosophy, and director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The recipient of numerous awards (several shared with his wife, Hanna Damasio, also a neurologis...
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