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Beschreibung

A groundbreaking exploration of what it means to feel alive.

In this landmark work, neuroscientist Antonio Damasio reveals how consciousness arises from the body's constant conversation with the mind. Drawing on decades of clinical research and vivid case studies, he argues that emotion is not the enemy of reason but its foundation - the mechanism through which we become aware of ourselves.

The Feeling of What Happens unites neuroscience, philosophy and psychology to explain how the brain turns sensation into self. Written with clarity and lyricism, it remains one of the most influential books ever published on the science of mind, emotion and identity.

'Life-changing... crammed with tiny gems of information' Guardian

'A tour de force... a monumental book' Sunday Times

A groundbreaking exploration of what it means to feel alive.

In this landmark work, neuroscientist Antonio Damasio reveals how consciousness arises from the body's constant conversation with the mind. Drawing on decades of clinical research and vivid case studies, he argues that emotion is not the enemy of reason but its foundation - the mechanism through which we become aware of ourselves.

The Feeling of What Happens unites neuroscience, philosophy and psychology to explain how the brain turns sensation into self. Written with clarity and lyricism, it remains one of the most influential books ever published on the science of mind, emotion and identity.

'Life-changing... crammed with tiny gems of information' Guardian

'A tour de force... a monumental book' Sunday Times

Über den Autor
ANTONIO DAMASIO is a University Professor, David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Neurology, and director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California. Damasio's other books include Descartes' Error; Self Comes to Mind; and Looking for Spinoza. He has received the Honda Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, and, shared with his wife Hanna, the Pessoa, Signoret, and Cozzarelli prizes. Damasio is a fellow of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He lives in Los Angeles.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Psychologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780099288763
ISBN-10: 0099288761
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Damasio, Antonio
Hersteller: Vintage Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 197 x 129 x 34 mm
Von/Mit: Antonio Damasio
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.10.2000
Gewicht: 0,372 kg
Artikel-ID: 106645775

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