Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain

The last in a trilogy of books that investigates the philosophical and scientific foundations of human life

Joy, sorrow, jealousy, and awe—these and other feelings are the stuff of our daily lives. I…

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