Publication

2003-02-01 - Harcourt

Language

English

Word Count

92,000 words, Guess

Page Count

368 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2002011347
  • LibraryThing45929
  • Goodreads880652

Classifications

  • LCCQP401 .D203 2003

Description

"Here, in a humane work of science, Damasio draws on his innovative research and on his experience with neurological patients to examine how feelings and the emotions that underlie them support the human spirit's greatest creations.". "Damasio's new book focuses on what feelings are and reveals the biology of our survival mechanisms. It rediscovers a thinker whose work prefigures modern neuroscience, not only in his emphasis on emotions and feelings, but also in his refusal to separate mind and body. Together, the scientist and the philosopher help us understand what we are made of and what we are here for. Based on laboratory investigations but mindful of society and culture, Looking for Spinoza offers unexpected grounds for optimism about the human condition and is a masterwork of science and writing."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

Feelings of pain or pleasure or some quality in between are the bedrock of our minds.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling BrainHarcourt2003-02-01

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