Within Reason
Rationality and Human Behavior
$34.61
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
8 August 2000
Summary
It has long been a central conviction of western humanistic thought that reason is the most godlike of human traits, and that it makes us unique among animals. Yet if reason directs what we do, why is human behavior so often violent, irrational and disastrous?
In Within Reason, leading neurologist Donald B. Calne investigates the phenomenon of rationality from an astonishingly wide array of scientific, sociological, and philosophical perspectives–and shows that although reaso…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375703225 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375703225 |
| Author: | Donald Calne |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 8 August 2000 |
| Weight: | 291g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 135mm x 20mm |
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“A brilliant dissection of reason and its essential limitations–a neurologist’sCritique of Reason.”–Oliver Sacks
“A brilliant dissection of reason and its essential limitations–a neurologist’s Critique of Reason.”–Oliver Sacks
About The Author
Donald Calne
Donald B. Calne is director of the Neurodegenerative Disorders Center at Vancouver Hospital and professor of neurology at the University of British Columbia. He lives in Vancouver, B.C.
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