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1 online resource (301 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Translation of: La mécanique des passions. |
| Summary |
"Cognitive neuroscience, once a specialized area of psychology and biology, has enjoyed increased worldwide legitimacy in the last thirty years not only in psychiatry and mental health, but also in fields as diverse as education, economics, marketing, and law. How can this surge in popularity be explained? Has the new science of human behaviour now become the barometer of our conduct and our lives, taking the place previously occupied by psychoanalysis? Rather than asking if neuronal man will replace social man or how to surmount the opposition between the biological and the social, The Mechanics of Passions uncovers hidden relationships between global social ideals and specialized concepts of neuroscience and cognitive science. Proposing a historical sociology situated in the dual contexts of the history of sciences and the history of self-representation, Alain Ehrenberg describes the conditions through which cognitive neuroscience has developed and acquired a strong moral authority in our individualistic society permeated by ideas, values, and norms of autonomy. Cognitive neuroscience offers the promise of turning personal limitations into assets by exploring an individual's "hidden potential." The Mechanics of Passions identifies this as the echo of social ideals of autonomy, affirming that the moral authority of cognitive neuroscience stems as much from cultural norms as from any results of scientific or medical experimentation."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cognitive neuroscience.
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Cognitive neuroscience. |
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Cognition -- Social aspects.
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Cognition -- Social aspects. |
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Neurosciences -- Social aspects.
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Neurosciences -- Social aspects. |
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Neurosciences. |
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Neurosciences and the humanities.
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Neurosciences and the humanities. |
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Neuroanthropology.
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Neuroanthropology. |
| Indexed Term |
PSYCHOLOGY / General |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Mécanique des passions. English
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ehrenberg, Alain. Mécanique des passions. English. Mechanics of passions. Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020 0228003423 9780228003427 (OCoLC)1141512389 |
| ISBN |
9780228004448 electronic book |
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0228004446 electronic book |
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9780228004431 electronic book |
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0228004438 electronic book |
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