Descartes' Error

Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain

Antonio Damasio

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English

Vintage
01 September 2006

Philosophy of mind; Psychology: emotions; Intelligence & reasoning; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Neurosciences

Professor Antonio Damasio reassesses a history of philosophy and science that has long valued rationality over emotion

In the centuries 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. Antonio Damasio challenged traditional ideas about the connection between emotions and rationality. In this wonderfully 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 behaviour.

By: Antonio Damasio
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 251g
ISBN: 9780099501640
ISBN 10: 0099501643
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 September 2006
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Antonio Damasio is Van Allen Professor of Neurology and head of the department of neurology at The University of Iowa College of Medicine. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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

A thought-provoking account * New Scientist * Rich in provocative concepts about intelligence, memory, creativity and passion * Los Angeles Times * idiosyncratic and engaging * The Times * Damasio is a profound thinker and an elegant writer...Descartes' Error is a fascinating exploration of the biology of reason and its inseparable dependence on emotion -- Oliver Sacks Crucial reading * New York Times Book Review *