{"product_id":"the-brain-and-the-meaning-of-life-9780691154404","title":"The Brain and the Meaning of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow brain science answers the most intriguing questions about the meaning of life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy is life worth living? What makes actions right or wrong? What is reality and how do we know it? \u003ci\u003eThe Brain and the Meaning of Life\u003c\/i\u003e draws on research in philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience to answer some of the most pressing questions about life's nature and value. Paul Thagard argues that evidence requires the abandonment of many traditional ideas about the soul, free will, and immortality, and shows how brain science matters for fundamental issues about reality, morality, and the meaning of life. The ongoing Brain Revolution reveals how love, work, and play provide good reasons for living. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDefending the superiority of evidence-based reasoning over religious faith and philosophical thought experiments, Thagard argues that minds are brains and that reality is what science can discover. Brains come to know reality through a combination of perception and reasoning. Just as important, our brains evaluate aspects of reality through emotions that can produce both good and bad decisions. Our cognitive and emotional abilities allow us to understand reality, decide effectively, act morally, and pursue the vital needs of love, work, and play. Wisdom consists of knowing what matters, why it matters, and how to achieve it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brain and the Meaning of Life\u003c\/i\u003e shows how brain science helps to answer questions about the nature of mind and reality, while alleviating anxiety about the difficulty of life in a vast universe. The book integrates decades of multidisciplinary research, but its clear explanations and humor make it accessible to the general reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Thagard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691154404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Thagard\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of philosophy and director of the cognitive science program at the University of Waterloo, Canada. His books include \u003ci\u003eHot Thought: Mechanisms and Applications of Emotional Cognition\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow Scientists Explain Disease\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40463814590579,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":36.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_86dff51c-f9fe-4963-ba46-9f0ba653fc52.jpg?v=1663940355","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-brain-and-the-meaning-of-life-9780691154404","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}