“Leaving out appraisal also would render the biological description of the phenomena of emotion vulnerable to the caricature that emotions without an appraisal phase are meaningless events. It would be more difficult to see how beautiful and amazingly intelligent emotions can be, and how powerfully they can solve problems for us.”
Quote by Antonio Damasio
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Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
This book delves into the intersection of philosophy and science, examining the nature of emotions and their impact on human life. It draws on the ideas of Baruch Spinoza, a 17th-century philosopher, and combines them with insights from contemporary neuroscience to provide a comprehensive understanding of the feeling brain. more
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Antonio Damasio
Antonio Damasio is a renowned neuroscientist and cognitive scientist, born on February 25, 1944. He has made significant contributions to the study of the relationship between emotion, consciousness, and brain function. more
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