A General Theory of Love
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780307424341 (0307424340)
Publish date: December 18th 2007
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Love,
Non Fiction,
Book Club,
Science,
Biology,
Self Help,
Philosophy,
Poetry,
Psychology,
Neuroscience,
Relationships
I found this book fascinating, but, since it concerns a subject I know little about, I have a hard time evaluating its reliability. The initial idea, which I have seen many times before, is that our brains are divided into three main parts: the "reptilian brain" (basic functions), the "mammal brain"...
I recommend this book, but had some problems with it. As a social scientist, I just kept finding myself saying 'yeah, but' a lot, as social phenomena and context are ignored or treated as "outside" the individual. This is a common problem I have when I read psych books. Although the authors nod to t...