by António Damásio · Polytechnica · tapa blanda · ISBN 5601072545298
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«O Erro de Descartes» is the neuroscience essay by António Damásio, published by Polytechnica in paperback, in Portuguese.
Against the classic separation between reason and emotion, Damásio argues that feelings are an essential part of decision-making. Drawing on clinical cases and neurobiology, he shows how emotions guide rational judgement and shape social behaviour, questioning the mind-body dualism inherited from Descartes.
The subtitle of the work is «Emoção, Razão e o Cérebro Humano». The work falls within Philosophy, Science and Health and Wellbeing.
Recommended for readers interested in neuroscience, philosophy of mind and the role of emotions in human behaviour.
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.
