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Looking For Spinoza : Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain - Antonio Damasio

Looking For Spinoza

Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain

By: Antonio Damasio

Paperback | 11 June 2025

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A "clear, accessbile" investigation into the philosophical and scientific foundations of human life, from one of the world's leading neuroscientists (San Francisco Chronicle).

Joy, sorrow, jealousy, and awe--these and other feelings are the stuff of our daily lives. In the seventeenth century, the philosopher Spinoza devoted much of his life's work examining how these emotions supported human survival, yet hundreds of years later the biological roots of what we feel remain a mystery.

Antonio Damasio--whose earlier books explore rational behavior and the notion of the self--rediscovers a man whose work ran counter to all the thinking of his day, pairing Spinoza's insights with his own innovative scientific research to help us understand what we're made of, and what we're here for.
Industry Reviews
Compelling.
--William Kowinski "Scientific American"
Damasio has the rare talent of rendering science intelligible while also being gifted in philosophy, literature and wit.
--Margaret Jacob "Los Angeles Times"
In clear, accessible and eloquent prose, Damasio is outlining a new vision of the human soul.
--William Kowinski "San Francisco Chronicle"
Looking for Spinoza is exceptionally engaging and profoundly gratifying.
--Ray Dolan "Nature"
PRAISE FOR LOOKING FOR SPINOZA
Clear, accessible and at times eloquent . . . Nothing less than a new vision of the human soul.-San Francisco Chronicle

Compelling.-Scientific American

Exceptionally engaging and profoundly gratifying.-Nature

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Non-FictionPsychologyPhysiological & Neuro-Psychology, BiopsychologyPhilosophyPhilosophy of The MindScienceScience in GeneralPhilosophy of SciencePsychology: EmotionsHistory of ScienceHistoryGeneral & World History
MedicineOther Branches of MedicinePsychiatrySocial PsychologyMedicine in GeneralMedical ProfessionMedical Ethics & Professional ConductSpecific Events & Topics in HistorySocial & Cultural HistoryClinical & Internal MedicineNeurology & Clinical Neurophysiology

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