Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
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Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Written By: Antonio R. Damasio
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 153.43
EAN: 9780380726479
ISBN: 0380726475
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: 1995-11-01
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Studio: Harper Perennial
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Editorial Reviews for Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
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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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Summary: Descartes' Error
Comment: This book was a required read for my psychology class-and I really enjoyed it. At first I wasn't too sure what it was about, but upon completion I had learned a lot about how mind, and body, and brain are all connected and don't just function as a whole. Damasio has an approach to this fact that describes in detail every bit of information and gives thorough examples for each piece of information. It is a very informative book.
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Summary: Neuroscience of Decision Making
Comment: I recommend this book for any cognitive neuroscientist interested in emotion or decision making. Damasio goes through some neuroscience research history and some philosophical decision making research history to tell you about some classical views about decision making and consciousness. He then manages to flip that all around by citing some of his own convincing research on the subject, which proves that emotion is absolutely necessary in human decision making.
I thought it was a really interesting read, and I used it for a final paper for a Cognitive Neuroscience class.
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Summary: Wonderful Intro to Cognitive Neuroscience.
Comment: This book served as my introduction to the world of cognitive neuroscience. Written in a hybrid story-explanation form unique to Damasio, this book shows how much is known about how our mind operates and how we know it. As indicated in the title, it also describes a more realistic view of mental processes than the old model, suggested by Descartes, that separated emotion and reason -a model that we must let go of if we want to comprehend ourselves.
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Summary: Damasio is wonderful to read!
Comment: While some parts of this book are repetitive, it is worth reading over and over.
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Summary: The Three Amigos - Brain, Body and Mind
Comment: If you are curious about how connected the brain, body and mind are without all the scientific and clinical gargon this book is it. Dr. Damasio has researched the workings of the frontal area of the brain for over 30 years and the talent to explain it well, plain and simple. Beware, this book will possibly enhance interest and knowledge of the brain to impress in casual conversations. The brain continues mystify researchers and scientist. A very good read.
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Descartes' Error - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain is a book by neurologist Antonio R. Damasio, in which the author presents the argument that emotion and reason are not ...
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Descartes Error: Reviews
Antonio Damasio, in _Descartes' Error_ undertakes an ambitious task: to convince the reader to reconsider the preconceptions he or she is likely to have on the subject of ...
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His 1994 book, Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain, was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Award and is translated in over 30 languages.
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The legacy of René Descartes' notorious dualism of mind and body extends far beyond academia into everyday thinking: "These athletes are prepared both mentally and physically ...