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O Livro Da Consciência (2010)

by Antonio R. Damasio(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

9896441200 (ISBN13: 9789896441203)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Temas e Debates

review 1: Though it might be a weird choice, after reading it three times I think this is my favorite book. Definitely the best approach to consciousness/the self-process that I've come across, even if it doesn't solve the hard problem. I think he's correct, neurologically speaking (i.e. nucleus tractus solitarius and parabrachial nucleus being a basis for primordial feelings--I love this idea), about nearly everything he proposes, even if some things he states are somewhat intuitive or fundamental (i.e. convergence-divergence regions, consciousness being an evolutionary mechanism for life-regulation). He also has a delightful writing style and a way with words, especially considering his discipline being neurology.
review 2: Damasio could do with an editor to help him s... moreimplify his language. Even though (he says) he's writing for a wider audience, it's still written in a style of grammar that doesn't necessarily make his meaning clear and/or takes three compound sentences to say one thing. However, that aside, I really love the building of the brain as a mapping tool. This book really helped me think about how our brain processes information and how we create our consciousness and the world around us. It definitely could have benefited from a good illustrator. A lot of times Damasio goes on and on about different parts of the brain, but far away from any visual tools to help those of us who don't regularly study the brain's structure visualize what he's referring to or describing. While I appreciate his attempt to appeal to a wider audience, this book still feels heavily like academia. less

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