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A review by liz_ross
The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness by António R. Damásio
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
A really interesting book, well-explained and with strong arguments. António Damásio wrote an extraordinary books about consciousness and his arguments are so strong and clear that I found myself agreeing with him and his theory to what really is consciousness.
Damásio takes it off the pedestal we so often put it on, splits it in several different parts and gives strong arguments to validate the division. And does that all with such passion for the subject that you can't help wanting to know more, to read more, to find out what else he has to say.
The best part, though, is that even if having a knowledge base about anatomy and biology helps, it isn't a must to understand the book. Damásio explains the simple just as the complex, always with the same passion and attention that makes this book so extraordinary, easy to read and interesting.
A must read read for anyone interested in the mystery of the consciousness, offering a different perspective about it that is actually pretty reasonable and believable. I wouldn't be surprised if in some years, we would get the confirmation that Damásio's theory is correct.
Full review coming soon!
Damásio takes it off the pedestal we so often put it on, splits it in several different parts and gives strong arguments to validate the division. And does that all with such passion for the subject that you can't help wanting to know more, to read more, to find out what else he has to say.
The best part, though, is that even if having a knowledge base about anatomy and biology helps, it isn't a must to understand the book. Damásio explains the simple just as the complex, always with the same passion and attention that makes this book so extraordinary, easy to read and interesting.
A must read read for anyone interested in the mystery of the consciousness, offering a different perspective about it that is actually pretty reasonable and believable. I wouldn't be surprised if in some years, we would get the confirmation that Damásio's theory is correct.
Full review coming soon!