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Self Comes to Mind
Antonio Damasio
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Description for Self Comes to Mind
Paperback. Shows that consciousness - what we think of as a mind with a self - is in fact a biological process created by a living organism. This title provides an investigative journey into the neurobiological foundations of mind and self. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 362.
‘Will give pleasure to anyone interested in original thinking about the brain…Breathtakingly original’ Financial Times
The trailblazing investigation of a question that has confounded us for centuries: how is consciousness created?
In Self Comes to Mind, world-renowned neuroscientist Antonio Damasio goes against the long-standing idea that consciousness is separate from the body, presenting compelling new scientific evidence that consciousness - what we think of as a mind with a self - is in fact a biological process created by a living organism. His view entails a radical change in the way the history of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099498025
SKU
V9780099498025
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About Antonio Damasio
ANTONIO DAMASIO is 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; The Feeling of What Happens; and Looking for Spinoza. He has received the Honda Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, and, shared ... Read more
Reviews for Self Comes to Mind
Breathtakingly original
Financial Times
Awareness may be mostly mystery, but Damasio shapes its hints and glimmerings into an imaginative, informed narrative
Kirkus
The marvel of reading Damasio's book is to be convinced one can follow the brain at work as it makes the private reality that is the deepest self
V. S. Naipaul
Damasio's ... Read more
Financial Times
Awareness may be mostly mystery, but Damasio shapes its hints and glimmerings into an imaginative, informed narrative
Kirkus
The marvel of reading Damasio's book is to be convinced one can follow the brain at work as it makes the private reality that is the deepest self
V. S. Naipaul
Damasio's ... Read more