Psychoanalyzing the Politics of the New Brain Sciences

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Samuels, Robert (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2017.
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Political theory.; Psychoanalysis.; Critical psychology.; Critical Psychology.; Economic Psychology.; Cultural Policy and Politics.; Political Theory.

This book argues that neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and behavioral economics often function as a political ideology masquerading as a new science. In looking at works by Antonio Damasio, Steven Pinker, Richard Thaler, Cas Sunstein, and John Tooby, Robert Samuels undertakes a close reading o...