{"product_id":"descartes-error-antonio-damasio-9780143036227","title":"Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An ambitious and meticulous foray into the nature of being.\" -- The Boston Globe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA landmark exploration of the relationship between emotion and reason \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince 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 \u003cb\u003eDescartes' Error\u003c\/b\u003e in 1995. Antonio Damasio--\"one of the world's leading neurologists\" (\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e)--challenged traditional ideas about the connection between emotions and rationality. In this wondrously 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 behavior.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antonio Damasio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014303622X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143036227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.74h x 5.08w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2005 pg. 109","brand":"Antonio Damasio","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050586337535,"sku":"9780143036227","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7bd292c-c0cd-4650-a91c-7a394c0180e5.jpg?v=1685008105","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/descartes-error-antonio-damasio-9780143036227","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}