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Emotion and Reason: Descartes’ Error and the Future of Human Life

Posted on January 27, 2015August 11, 2022 by Mr. Lakhaney

An essay that summarizes the ideas in the book Descartes’ Error discussing the relationship between emotion and reason in human decision making.

https://www.motherjones.com/files/descartes.pdf

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