Nature's mind
Subtitle: the biological roots of thinking, emotions, sexuality, language, and intelligence
By: Michael S. Gazzaniga.
Publisher: BasicBooks
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
Subjects: Genetic psychology.; Natural selection.; Nature and nurture.; Neuropsychology.
Description: In a treatise that takes the nature vs. nurture controversy to a new extreme, the author, using selection theory, dismantles psychoanalysis, chides doctors for not heeding the body's innate wisdom, and offers explanations for drug addiction, alcoholism, dieting, hypersexed behavior and compulsions. He advises parents to "set a context for opportunity" and to let the child do the rest. Emphasizing "feeling-in-control" as a key to well-being, he suggests that "disempowering" institutions such as welfare and homes for the elderly can be detrimental. Photos.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-214) and index.