Natural Intelligence and the Logic of Consciousness

Antonio Damasio succeeds in revealing one of the great mysteries of our age: how consciousness came to be. He explores its making, from sensing to feeling, from natural intelligence to homeostatic feeling, to the precursor for everything we invent, know, experience and theorise. Through consciousness the material and immaterial are one; through consciousness we understand ourselves. This is not only a significant book. This book is a victory for our species – Yo-Yo Ma
It’s hard to fathom how much is brilliantly packed into this slim volume. It’s like sneaking into one of Damasio’s legendary lectures and having the world of the mind, of the body, of consciousness, and experience explained to us in lucid, vivid, wonderfully voiced detail – Jorie Graham, author of ‘To 2040’
While “brain” and “mind” have become legitimate topics for scientific examination, we’ve long looked to artists and philosophers to illuminate “feelings” and “consciousness.” Antonio Damasio’s book presents a powerful scientific framework that persuasively encompasses these enigmatic realms – Howard Gardner, author of ‘Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences’
Before presenting his current perspective on consciousness, Antonio Damasio occupied a prominent place in the history of the neurosciences. With his new work on consciousness, however, Damasio enters the history of science, tout court – Asier Arias Domínguez, Philosopher, Complutense University of Madrid
Offers fascinating insights on what the evolution of human consciousness reveals about the development of fields like art, philosophy, and politics… . An ambitious and intriguing … take on what makes humans human * Publishers Weekly *

ANTONIO DAMASIO

David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology and Philosophy, and director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Considered one of the most eminent scientists of our time, he has made fundamental contributions to the understanding of brain processes and their relationship to emotions and consciousness. He holds honorary doctorates from several top universities, and is a member of some of the world’s most prestigious scientific academies. He has received numerous awards and has discussed his research in books such as Descartes’ Error, The Sensation of What Happens, Looking for Spinoza, And the Brain Created Man and The Strange Order of Things.

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