Description: 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.condition info: 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships direct from !
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EAN: 9780380726479
Book Title: Descartes' Error : Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Topic: Neurology, Individual Philosophers, General, Movements / Rationalism, Emotions
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 1995
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Philosophy, Science, Psychology, Medical
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Author: Antonio R. Damasio
Item Length: 8 in
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
