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One of the standard thought experiments in philosophy involves a "congenital Crusoe," a human being growing up in complete isolation, like Robinson Crusoe before he meets Friday. In Friday's Footprint, psychiatrist Leslie Brothers argues that there is no Crusoe without Friday: we are evolved to be social animals, and our minds can only be said to function in a social context. "Just as gold's value derives not from its chemical composition but from public agreement, the essence of thought is not its isolated neural basis, but its social use." Brothers provides a thorough (though somewhat jargon-laden) tour of current research on the social functions of the brain. She has a particularly interesting discussion of psychoanalysis, which she uses as an example of how thought is molded by conversation. --Mary Ellen Curtin
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If increasing specialization is a hallmark of modern science, then this book is a throwback to an earlier era. Brothers (social cognition, UCLA Medical Sch.) purports to synthesize natural and social science perspectives on the human brain into a new paradigm in which the mind is viewed as inherently social rather than as an isolated mental construct. The author carefully reports primate research, case studies of autistic and aphasic persons, and experimental studies; "Isolated Brain Research," the section on specialization of function within the organ, for instance, is particularly fascinating. On the downside, facile assertions do appear (e.g., natural science searches for causes, social science for reasons), and the author covers the natural science research more thoroughly than some other aspects. Still, the book quite successfully tackles big ideas with implications for biological psychiatry. Best suited to research collections, since general readers will find it heavy-going.?Antoinette Brinkman, Southwest Indiana Mental Health Ctr. Lib., Evansville
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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One of the standard thought experiments in philosophy involves a "congenital Crusoe," a human being growing up in complete isolation, like Robinson Crusoe before he meets Friday. In Friday's Footprint, psychiatrist Leslie Brothers argues that there is no Crusoe without Friday: we are evolved to be social animals, and our minds can only be said to function in a social context. "Just as gold's value derives not from its chemical composition but from public agreement, the essence of thought is not its isolated neural basis, but its social use." Brothers provides a thorough (though somewhat jargon-laden) tour of current research on the social functions of the brain. She has a particularly interesting discussion of psychoanalysis, which she uses as an example of how thought is molded by conversation. --Mary Ellen Curtin
From Library Journal
If increasing specialization is a hallmark of modern science, then this book is a throwback to an earlier era. Brothers (social cognition, UCLA Medical Sch.) purports to synthesize natural and social science perspectives on the human brain into a new paradigm in which the mind is viewed as inherently social rather than as an isolated mental construct. The author carefully reports primate research, case studies of autistic and aphasic persons, and experimental studies; "Isolated Brain Research," the section on specialization of function within the organ, for instance, is particularly fascinating. On the downside, facile assertions do appear (e.g., natural science searches for causes, social science for reasons), and the author covers the natural science research more thoroughly than some other aspects. Still, the book quite successfully tackles big ideas with implications for biological psychiatry. Best suited to research collections, since general readers will find it heavy-going.?Antoinette Brinkman, Southwest Indiana Mental Health Ctr. Lib., Evansville
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- A Companion to Western Historical Thought (Blackwell Companions to History) by Lloyd Kramer on page 355, page 356, and Back Matter
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- Shakespeare's Brain by Mary Thomas Crane in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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