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A brilliant and comprehensive history of the creation of the modern Western mind.

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"...highly engaging story..." -- The Economist
"Insightful, thought-provoking and encyclopaedic, Makari's book shows how we came to understand where the mind is located and something of its nature." -- Nature
"Soul Machine is George Makari’s examination of the way we moved from conceptualising our core humanity in terms of a soul to conceptualising in terms of a mind. It’s a history not of psychiatry but of consciousness, magisterial and pellucid and often wise." -- Andrew Solomon, Best Books of 2016 - The Guardian

Soul Machine The Invention of the Modern Mind

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      Publisher: WW Norton & Co
      Publication Date: 15/01/2016
      ISBN13: 9780393059656, 978-0393059656
      ISBN10: 0393059650
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A brilliant and comprehensive history of the creation of the modern Western mind.

      Trade Review
      "...highly engaging story..." -- The Economist
      "Insightful, thought-provoking and encyclopaedic, Makari's book shows how we came to understand where the mind is located and something of its nature." -- Nature
      "Soul Machine is George Makari’s examination of the way we moved from conceptualising our core humanity in terms of a soul to conceptualising in terms of a mind. It’s a history not of psychiatry but of consciousness, magisterial and pellucid and often wise." -- Andrew Solomon, Best Books of 2016 - The Guardian

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