Name: Seven Deadly Sins. The Biology of Being Human (en Inglés)
SKU: 64744500
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Author: Guy Leschziner
ISBN: 9780008615703

portada Seven Deadly Sins. The Biology of Being Human (en Inglés)

Seven Deadly Sins. The Biology of Being Human (en Inglés)

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Libro Físico

Editorial

William Collins

Autor

Guy Leschziner

Año

2024

Idioma

Inglés

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

23.4x15.2x3.1 cm

ISBN13

9780008615703

Seven Deadly Sins. The Biology of Being Human (en Inglés)

Guy Leschziner (Autor) · William Collins · Tapa Blanda

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'Has the power to change the way you look at the world' Steven Bartlett'The heir to Oliver Sacks' David BaddielA FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2024AN INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE MONTHGluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Anger.

''Has the power to change the way you look at the world'' Steven Bartlett''The heir to Oliver Sacks'' David BaddielA FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2024AN INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE MONTHGluttony. Greed. Sloth. Pride. Envy. Lust. Anger.These are the seven deadly sins, the vices of humankind that define immorality, the roots of all evil in the world. Or so some believe.But do these sins really represent moral failings, or are they simply human functions that aid us? Are they just the result of how our bodies, psyches, and brains in particular, are wired?This new book by Dr Guy Leschziner, a professor of neurology and sleep medicine, explores the underlying nature of the seven deadly sins, their neuroscientific and psychological basis, their origin in our genes and crucially how certain medical disorders give rise to them.Drawing on his clinical practice, we meet individuals whose physical and psychological conditions have given rise to these sins, where brain injury or other experiences have sparked ‘immoral’ actions. He explores how illness can simply expose what lies within us and investigates how the origins of these traits lie in evolutionary imperatives to preserve the wellbeing of the tribe. Perhaps, he suggests, these character traits are less of a moral question and more biological, which raises fundamental issues of responsibility and blame in the face of ‘sin’.Combining cutting-edge science placed in the context of real-life experience with patients, the book reexamines where the boundaries between normal human nature, pathology and sin are drawn. And, most importantly, whether these hard-wired traits truly represent sin, or simply the intensity of our intrinsic desire to survive and thrive.