Joao Trindade reviewed Descartes' error by Antonio R. Damasio
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3 stars
A bit boring at times.
Audio cassette
English language
Published June 6, 1996 by Publishing Mills.
Antonio R. Damasio, António Damásio: Descartes' Error (1996, Publishing Mills)
- ISBN:
- 978-1-879371-89-7
- OCLC Number:
- 34295571
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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.
Subjects
- Emotions
- Neuropsychology
- Physiological aspects
- Reason
- Audio Adult: New Age