Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain - Softcover

"Damasio has the rare talent of rendering science intelligible while also being gifted in philosophy, literature and wit."
--Margaret Jacob "Los Angeles Times "

"Looking for Spinoza is exceptionally engaging and profoundly gratifying."
--Ray Dolan "Nature "

"In clear, accessible and eloquent prose, Damasio is outlining a new vision of the human soul."
--William Kowinski "San Francisco Chronicle "

PRAISE FOR LOOKING FOR SPINOZA
"Clear, accessible and at times eloquent . . . Nothing less than a new vision of the human soul."-San Francisco Chronicle

"Compelling."-Scientific American

"Exceptionally engaging and profoundly gratifying."-Nature

"Compelling."
--Scientific American

The author of the award-winning Descartes' Error and The Feeling of What Happens traces the history of the scientific world's investigation into the relationship between human feelings, survival, and culture, citing the prevalent mysteries of the inner mind while exploring the neurobiological roots of emotions. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.