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The Strange Order of Things
Antonio Damasio challenges our understanding of human achievement, arguing that civilization, consciousness, and ethics are not products of pure reason, but sophisticated extensions of our body's ancient drive for survival, mediated by the primal intelligence of feelings.
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“Antonio Damasio challenges our understanding of human achievement, arguing that civilization, consciousness, and ethics are not products of pure reason, but sophisticated extensions of our body's ancient drive for survival, mediated by the primal intelligence of feelings.”
— Antonio Damasio, The Strange Order of Things
feelings, homeostasis, consciousness
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of feelings, homeostasis, consciousness and better judgment in how they apply it.
Antonio Damasio brings a credible and useful lens to feelings, homeostasis, consciousness, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.