Recent breakthroughs in neuroscience have revolutionized our understanding of the human mind and human cognition. But what implications do these new findings have for the place of reason -- long considered the crowning human faculty that assured transcendent purpose -- in human life? This is the profoundly important question Calne addresses in Within Reason.His conclusions are startling, disturbing, and of immense potential usefulness. Offering both a general explanation of the way the mind works and a compelling humanistic defense of the value of science and rationality, Calne shows that...
Recent breakthroughs in neuroscience have revolutionized our understanding of the human mind and human cognition. But what implications do these new f...
