{"product_id":"9780547541716","title":"Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain","description":"\u003cb\u003eA famed neuroscientist explores the emotions that make life worth living in “clear, accessible, and at times eloquent prose” (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In the seventeenth century, the philosopher Spinoza examined the role emotion played in human survival and culture. Yet, the neurobiological roots of joy and sorrow remained a mystery. Today, we spend countless resources doctoring our feelings with alcohol, prescription drugs, health clubs, therapy, vacation retreats, and other sorts of consumption; yet the inner workings of our minds—what feelings are, how they work, and what they mean—are still largely an unexplored frontier.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Here, bestselling author and distinguished scientist Antonio Demasio concludes the groundbreaking trilogy he began with \u003ci\u003eDescartes’ Error by drawing\u003c\/i\u003e on his innovative research and experience with neurological patients to examine the cerebral processes of human emotion\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eWith scientific expertise and “a flair for writing,” he navigates the neurology of feelings (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Damasio has the rare talent of rendering science intelligible while also being gifted in philosophy, literature and wit.” —Margaret Jacob, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Exceptionally engaging and profoundly gratifying . . . Achieves a unique combination of scientific exposition, historical discovery and deep personal statement regarding the human condition.” —\u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Damasio . . . succeeds in making the latest brain research accessible to the general reader, while his passionate Spinozist reflections make that data relevant to everyday life.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113362964720,"sku":"9780547541716","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547541716_p0.jpg?v=1769896657","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547541716","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}