Damasio — Looking for Spinoza

Book page: damasio-looking-spinoza

From: Quotes batch 3

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Edition: Harcourt (2003)

On the Self and Identity

“The self is a repeated reconstruction of the world. It is not a thing, but a process.” (Chapter 4, p. 143)

On Society and Ethics

“Ethical behaviors are a social extension of the biological drive for homeostasis.” (Chapter 5, p. 168)