Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain (Drakontos Ser.)

By: Anthony Damasio

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781101640135
Related ISBNs:: 9780143036227
Publisher:: Penguin Publishing Group
Date of Addition:: 07/10/18
Copyrighted By:: Antonio R. Damasio, 1
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Psychology, Mathematics and Statistics, Philosophy, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.