Feeling and Knowing

Book • 2021

In 'Feeling & Knowing: Making Minds Conscious', Antonio Damasio delves into the relationship between feelings and consciousness, arguing that consciousness is not solely a product of the brain but an embodied phenomenon influenced by nervous system activity.

He discusses how feelings are essential for the development of consciousness and how they shape our experiences and decision-making processes.

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Rufus Griscom

as one of his intellectual heroes, whose work explores the origins of consciousness.

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as books written by Dr.

Antonio Damasio

that are taught in universities worldwide.

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as his current book focused on consciousness.

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Michael Gervais

as a fantastic book discussing the evolutionary development of mind and the intersection between feelings, consciousness, the mind, and the nervous system.

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Caleb Bissinger

in relation to the evolution of feelings and its overlap with the book 'Emotional'.

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