Looking for Spinoza

Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain

Antonio Damasio

• Editore: Mariner Books
• Anno: 2003
• ISBN:
  9780547541716
• Argomento: Psicología
• Categoria: Emociones en psicología

A famed neuroscientist explores the emotions that make life worth living in "clear, accessible, and at times eloquent prose" ( San Francisco Chronicle ). In the seventeenth century, the philosopher Spinoza examined the role emotion played in human survival and culture. Yet, the neurobiological roots of joy and sorrow remained a mystery. Today, we spend countless resources doctoring our feelings with alcohol, prescription drugs, health clubs, therapy, vacation retreats, and other sorts of consumption; yet the inner workings of our minds—what feelings are, how they work, and what they mean—are still largely an unexplored frontier. Here, bestselling author and distinguished scientist Antonio Demasio concludes the groundbreaking trilogy he began with Descartes' Error by drawing on his innovative research and experience with neurological patients to examine the cerebral processes of human emotion. With scientific expertise and "a flair for writing, " he navigates the neurology of feelings ( The New York Review of Books ). "Damasio has the rare talent of rendering science intelligible while also being gifted in philosophy, literature and wit." —Margaret Jacob, Los Angeles Times "Exceptionally engaging and profoundly gratifying... Achieves a unique combination of scientific exposition, historical discovery and deep personal statement regarding the human condition." — Nature "Damasio... succeeds in making the latest brain research accessible to the general reader, while his passionate Spinozist reflections make that data relevant to everyday life." — Publishers Weekly

Index

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

acting, emotions and, 69, 71–73

adaptive adjustments, 49

addiction, 7, 152

admiration, 45–46

Adolphs, Ralph, 60, 61–62, 116–17, 303 (n13), 306 (n25), 307 (n30), 317 (n11), 339

adrenalin rush, 114–15

Advancement of Learning (Bacon), 224

affects, 8, 11–12, 72

Agid, Yves, 67–69, 307 (n33)

Aizenberg, Joanna, 326 (n15)

akinesia, 66

Albiac, Gabriel, 258, 329 (n13), 329 (n21)

alcohol, 119, 122, 123, 124

aloneness, 287

altruism, 157, 160–63

Amaral, David, 306 (n24)

amor intellectualis Dei, 276, 280

amphetamines, 123

amputation, 193

Amsterdam, 16–17, 228, 230–50, 252

amygdala, 58–60, 90, 103

Anagnostopoulus, Mariana, 338

analgesia, 113–15, 119

Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (Rembrandt), 16, 217–20, 262

Anderson, Steven, 77–79, 152, 307 (n29), 317 (n13), 317 (n14)

Andreasen, Nancy C., 314 (n33)

anger, 40, 41, 44–45, 50, 139, 163, 275

angiotensin, 104

anguish, 137–40

animal studies

altruism and, 160–61

compassion and, 167

emotions and, 40–42, 47–48

sexual desire and, 95

visual processing and, 201–2

anterior cingulate cortex, 76, 99, 100, 103, 109

antibodies, 58–59

antigens, 58–59

Antwerp, 230–31

Aplysia Californica, 42

appetites, 34, 49–50, 85, 93–96, 125, 168–69, 174

appraisal, 56

apprehension, 146

approaching response, 30–31

area postrema, 125

Aristotle, 15, 150, 171, 267, 278, 320–21 (n23)

Armstrong, David, 322–23 (n2)

arousal response, 30–31

asceticism, 278

as-if-body-loop, 115–21, 148–50...