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Spinoza The Dutch philosopher Spinoza (1632-1677) plays an intriguing role in Damazio's book. Spinoza's written heretical beliefs on the integration of body/mind functions were banned in Europe for a century after his death. Damasio weaves Spinoza's life and beliefs through his book in a fascinating parallel theme—that Spinoza had intuitively grasped many of the things now validated by current research on the neurobiology of emotions. So it's taken neuroscience 350 years to catch up with philosophy? Not really. 17th century philosophy didn't have it all right either, since most philosophers and theologians strongly rejected the beliefs of their one colleague who had correctly figured out the relationship. So what else is new in our search for truth?
Robert Sylwester is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon. He focuses on the educational implications of new developments in science and technology and has written several books and over 150 journal articles. His most recent books are The Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy (2007, Corwin Press), How to explain a brain: An educator's handbook of brain terms and cognitive processes (2004, Corwin Press),and A biological brain in a cultural classroom: Enhancing cognitive and social development through collaborative classroom management(2003, Corwin Press. second edition). The Education Press Association of America gave him three Distinguished Achievement Awards for his published syntheses of cognitive science research. He has made over 1400 conference and in-service presentations on educationally significant developments in brain/stress theory and research. What did you think of this article? Send us your comments!
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