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

Penguin Books, New York, 2005. Reprint. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Size: 12mo small. 312 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing detected in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. This book is available and will be shipped within two business days. All items are tracked and details are available on request.. 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. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Science & Technology; ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780143036227. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 5550. . 9780143036227