Damasio: Looking for Spinoza

Summary: Looking for Spinoza by Damasio (Harcourt (2003)). (Stub — expand from highlights.)

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Quotes

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)

Society and Ethics

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