by Antonio R. Damasio · Editions Odile Jacob · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782738136084
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«L'Ordre étrange des choses» is the scientific essay by Antonio Damasio, published by Editions Odile Jacob in hardback (392 pages, in French).
Antonio Damasio starts from homeostasis, the tendency of organisms to preserve life, to explain the common origin of biology, mind and culture. He argues that emotions, feelings and social organization are rooted in single-celled organisms, and that human culture is the extension of that same vital impulse.
Published in November 2017. With subtitle «La vie, les sentiments et la fabrique de la culture». A non-fiction work between the life sciences and psychology.
For readers of scientific essays and neuroscience interested in the link between biology, mind and culture.
Antonio Damasio is a Portuguese neuroscientist. He is currently the David Dornsife Chair in Neuroscience, as well as Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neurology, at the University of Southern California, and, additionally, an adjunct professor at the Salk Institute. He was previously the chair of neurology at the University of Iowa for 20 years. Damasio heads the Brain and Creativity Institute, and has authored several books. Damasio's research in neuroscience has shown that emotions play a central role in social cognition and decision-making.
