Descartes' Error. Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain

Damasio, Antoni R.

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ISBN 10: 0380726475 ISBN 13: 9780380726479

Published by Quill, New York, 2000

Language: English

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Descartes' Error. Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain

Publisher

Quill, New York

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

0380726475

ISBN 13

9780380726479

Binding

Soft cover

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Good

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In this wondrously lucid and engaging book, renowned neurologist Antonio Damasio demonstrates what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational thinking.

Descartes' Error takes the reader on an enthralling journey of scientific discovery, starting with the case of Phineas Gage--a construction foreman who in 1848 survived a freak accident in which a 3 1/2 foot iron rod passed through his head--and continuing on to Damasio's experiences with modern-day neurological patients affected by brain damage. Far from interfering with rationality, his research shows us, the absence of emotion and feeling can break down rationality and make wise decision making almost impossible.

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Neurologist Damasio's refutation of the Cartesian idea of the human mind as separate from bodily processes draws on neurochemistry to support his claim that emotions play a central role in human decision making.
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