Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
Antonio Damasio
(Author)
Description
A "clear, accessbile" investigation into the philosophical and scientific foundations of human life, from one of the world's leading neuroscientists (San Francisco Chronicle).Joy, sorrow, jealousy, and awe--these and other feelings are the stuff of our daily lives. In the seventeenth century, the philosopher Spinoza devoted much of his life's work examining how these emotions supported human survival, yet hundreds of years later the biological roots of what we feel remain a mystery.
Antonio Damasio--whose earlier books explore rational behavior and the notion of the self--rediscovers a man whose work ran counter to all the thinking of his day, pairing Spinoza's insights with his own innovative scientific research to help us understand what we're made of, and what we're here for.
Product Details
Price
$18.99
Publisher
Mariner Books
Publish Date
December 01, 2003
Pages
368
Dimensions
5.36 X 8.1 X 0.85 inches | 0.77 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780156028714
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About the Author
ANTONIO DAMASIO is the David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience and Director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California. He is also an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla. He is a member of both the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Descartes' Error was an international bestseller. The Feeling of What Happens has been translated into seventeen languages.
Reviews
"Damasio has the rare talent of rendering science intelligible while also being gifted in philosophy, literature and wit."
--Margaret Jacob "Los Angeles Times "
"Looking for Spinoza is exceptionally engaging and profoundly gratifying."
--Ray Dolan "Nature "
"In clear, accessible and eloquent prose, Damasio is outlining a new vision of the human soul."
--William Kowinski "San Francisco Chronicle "
PRAISE FOR LOOKING FOR SPINOZA
"Clear, accessible and at times eloquent . . . Nothing less than a new vision of the human soul."-San Francisco Chronicle "Compelling."-Scientific American "Exceptionally engaging and profoundly gratifying."-Nature
"Compelling."
--Scientific American
--Margaret Jacob "Los Angeles Times "
"Looking for Spinoza is exceptionally engaging and profoundly gratifying."
--Ray Dolan "Nature "
"In clear, accessible and eloquent prose, Damasio is outlining a new vision of the human soul."
--William Kowinski "San Francisco Chronicle "
PRAISE FOR LOOKING FOR SPINOZA
"Clear, accessible and at times eloquent . . . Nothing less than a new vision of the human soul."-San Francisco Chronicle "Compelling."-Scientific American "Exceptionally engaging and profoundly gratifying."-Nature
"Compelling."
--Scientific American
