Looking for the ancient Greeks : Damasio, Aristotle and human flourishing /
This book is a response to Antonio Damasio's Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow and the Feeling Brain. Damasio, a prominent neuroscientist, begins by explaining what the latest discoveries in the neurosciences tell us about human psychology. He rejects the two prominent models of human psychology...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, UK :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2018.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book is a response to Antonio Damasio's Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow and the Feeling Brain. Damasio, a prominent neuroscientist, begins by explaining what the latest discoveries in the neurosciences tell us about human psychology. He rejects the two prominent models of human psychology since the Western Enlightenment, the blank slate and dualism. Instead, says Damasio, we now know that the brain and body are completely integrated through a complex system of neural maps. Damasio's recognition of the complete unity of body, brain and mind leads him to the conclusion that we have to devel. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 214 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 9781527523937 1527523934 |