Descartes' Error - Softcover

Damasio, Antonio R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380726475 ISBN 13: 9780380726479

Verlag: HarpPeren, 1995

Inhaltsangabe

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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HarpPeren
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0380726475
• ISBN 13: 9780380726479
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: HarperCollins; https://harpercollins.co.uk; ; "The News Building 1 London Bridge Street,"; London; SE1 9GF; Vereinigtes Königreich
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar