Descartes' error

emotion, reason, and the human brain

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Antonio R. Damasio: Descartes' error (2005, Penguin Books)

312 pages

English language

Published Sept. 5, 2005 by Penguin Books.

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978-0-14-303622-7
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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain is a 1994 book by neurologist António Damásio, in part a treatment of the mind/body dualism question. Damásio presents the "somatic marker hypothesis", a proposed mechanism by which emotions guide (or bias) behavior and decision-making, and positing that rationality requires emotional input. He argues that René Descartes' "error" was the dualist separation of mind and body, rationality and emotion.

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Subjects

  • Emotions -- Physiological aspects.
  • Reason -- Physiological aspects.
  • Neuropsychology.
  • Emotions -- Physiology.