Looking for Spinoza : joy, sorrow, and the feeling brain
/ Antonio Damasio
- 1st ed.
- Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt , c2003.
- x, 355 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Enter feelings -- Of appetites and emotions -- Feelings -- Ever since feelings -- Body, brain, and mind -- A visit to Spinoza -- Who's there?
Drawing on research and patients' case studies, leading neurologist Damasio (U. of Iowa Medical Center), author of , deconstructs the life and thought of this radical 17th century Dutch-Jewish philosopher, who anticipated modern views on mind- body unity, as a springboard for his model of the biological basis for emotions and feelings. This general audience treatment includes illustrations, a glossary, and chronology.