The Age Of Insight

Download The Age Of Insight full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online free The Age Of Insight ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

The Age of Insight

The Age of Insight
Author :
Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 657
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781400068715
ISBN-13 : 1400068711
Rating : 4/5 (711 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Age of Insight by : Eric Kandel

Download or read book The Age of Insight written by Eric Kandel and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant book by Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel, The Age of Insight takes us to Vienna 1900, where leaders in science, medicine, and art began a revolution that changed forever how we think about the human mind—our conscious and unconscious thoughts and emotions—and how mind and brain relate to art. At the turn of the century, Vienna was the cultural capital of Europe. Artists and scientists met in glittering salons, where they freely exchanged ideas that led to revolutionary breakthroughs in psychology, brain science, literature, and art. Kandel takes us into the world of Vienna to trace, in rich and rewarding detail, the ideas and advances made then, and their enduring influence today. The Vienna School of Medicine led the way with its realization that truth lies hidden beneath the surface. That principle infused Viennese culture and strongly influenced the other pioneers of Vienna 1900. Sigmund Freud shocked the world with his insights into how our everyday unconscious aggressive and erotic desires are repressed and disguised in symbols, dreams, and behavior. Arthur Schnitzler revealed women’s unconscious sexuality in his novels through his innovative use of the interior monologue. Gustav Klimt, Oscar Kokoschka, and Egon Schiele created startlingly evocative and honest portraits that expressed unconscious lust, desire, anxiety, and the fear of death. Kandel tells the story of how these pioneers—Freud, Schnitzler, Klimt, Kokoschka, and Schiele—inspired by the Vienna School of Medicine, in turn influenced the founders of the Vienna School of Art History to ask pivotal questions such as What does the viewer bring to a work of art? How does the beholder respond to it? These questions prompted new and ongoing discoveries in psychology and brain biology, leading to revelations about how we see and perceive, how we think and feel, and how we respond to and create works of art. Kandel, one of the leading scientific thinkers of our time, places these five innovators in the context of today’s cutting-edge science and gives us a new understanding of the modernist art of Klimt, Kokoschka, and Schiele, as well as the school of thought of Freud and Schnitzler. Reinvigorating the intellectual enquiry that began in Vienna 1900, The Age of Insight is a wonderfully written, superbly researched, and beautifully illustrated book that also provides a foundation for future work in neuroscience and the humanities. It is an extraordinary book from an international leader in neuroscience and intellectual history.


The Age of Insight Related Books

The Age of Insight
Language: en
Pages: 657
Authors: Eric Kandel
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-27 - Publisher: Random House

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A brilliant book by Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel, The Age of Insight takes us to Vienna 1900, where leaders in science, medicine, and art began a revolutio
Insight
Language: en
Pages: 370
Authors: Tasha Eurich
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-05-02 - Publisher: Currency

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Learn how to develop self-awareness and use it to become more fulfilled, confident, and successful. Most people feel like they know themselves pretty well. But
Insight Into a Bright Mind
Language: en
Pages: 199
Authors: Nicole Tetreault, Ph.D.
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-03-30 - Publisher: SCB Distributors

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Are you bright? Do you know someone who is? Among the bright population, many social, emotional, and intellectual abilities are unrecognized. Bright people are
50 Psychology Classics
Language: en
Pages: 313
Authors: Tom Butler-Bowdon
Categories: Psychology
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-12-07 - Publisher: Hachette UK

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Explore the key wisdom and figures of psychology's development over 50 books, hundreds of ideas, and a century of time.
Risk in Perspective
Language: en
Pages: 332
Authors: Kimberly M. Thompson
Categories: Health behavior
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Aorm

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Laugh and learn with this unique book that offers a glimpse at the lighter side of life's risks. Starting with a must-read consumer's guide to taking charge of