Within Reason

Rationality and Human Behavior

Donald Calne

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English

Random House USA Inc
08 August 2000

Philosophy; Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600; Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments; Cognitivism, cognitive theory

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 reason evolved as a crucial tool for human survival, it is an aspect of mind and brain which has no inherent moral or spiritual qualities and one whose relationship to our thoughts and actions may not be as central as we want to believe. Learned, lucid, and always illuminating, Within Reason brings together the latest developments in the science of mind with some of the most enduring questions of Western thought.

By: Donald Calne
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 291g
ISBN: 9780375703225
ISBN 10: 0375703225
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 08 August 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.