The strange order of things : life, feeling, and the making of cultures / Antonio Damasio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Damasio, Antonio R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homeostasis.

Neurosciences.

Medical Subjects:

Homeostasis.

Neurosciences.

Local Subjects:

Homeostasis.

Neurosciences.

Physical Description:

xi, 310 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pantheon Books, [2018]

Summary:

"A pathbreaking investigation into homeostasis, the condition of that regulates human physiology within the range that makes possible not only the survival but also the flourishing of life. Antonio Damasio makes clear that we descend biologically, psychologically, and even socially from a long lineage that begins with single living cells; that our minds and cultures are linked by an invisible thread to the ways and means of ancient unicellular life and other primitive life-forms; and that inherent in our very chemistry is a powerful force, a striving toward life maintenance that governs life in all its guises, including the development of genes that help regulate and transmit life."--supplied by publisher.

Contents:

On the human condition

In a region of unlikeness

Varieties of homeostasis

From single cells to nervous systems and minds

The origin of minds

Expanding minds

Affect

The construction of feelings

Consciousness

On cultures

Medicine, immortality, and algorithms

On the human condition now

The strange order of things.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780307908759

0307908755

OCLC:

990257465