The feeling of what happens
Subtitle: body and emotion in the making of consciousness
By: Antonio R. Damasio
Edition: 1st Harvest ed
Publisher: Harcourt Inc.
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780156010757
Subjects: Consciousness; Consciousness -- Physiological aspects; Emotions -- Physiological aspects; Mind and body
Description: Focuses on the body's reaction to its world, postulating that a complex relationship between body, emotion, and mind is required to configure the self.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 336-365) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Stepping into the light; title: Feeling and knowing. Emotion and feeling; title: Core consciousness; title: The hint half hinted; title: A biology for knowing. The organism and the object; title: The making of core consciousness; title: Extended consciousness; title: The neurology of consciousness; title: Bound to know. Feeling feelings; title: Using consciousness; title: Under the light; title: Appendix. Notes on mind and brain