Descartes' Error - Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
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| Verlag | Penguin US |
| Auflage | 2005 |
| Seiten | 312 |
| Format | 20 cm |
| Gewicht | 228 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 014303622X |
| EAN | 9780143036227 |
| Bestell-Nr | 14303622EA |
"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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Introduction xi
PART I
Unpleasantness in Vermont 3
Gage's Brain Revealed 20
A Modern Phineas Gage 34
In Colder Blood 52
PART II
Assembling an Explanation 83
Biological Regulation and Survival 114
Emotions and Feelings 127
The Somatic-Marker Hypothesis 165
PART III
Testing the Somatic-Marker Hypothesis 205
The Body-Minded Brain 223
A Passion for Reasoning 245
Postscriptum 253
Notes and References 269
Further Reading 293
Acknowledgments 299
Index 301
Rezension:
"An ambitious and meticulous foray into the nature of being." -- The Boston Globe
"We may well be about to discover that the heart is after all in the head." -- Financial Times
"Damasio's arguments are ingenious and wide ranging...His thoughtful and modest exposition should be taken seriously...It is no mean feat to say something original and intelligible about emotion." -- Nature
