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“Damasio undertakes nothing less than a reconstruction of the natural history of the universe. . . . [A] brave and honest book.”
—The New York Times Book Review

 
The Strange Order of Things is a pathbreaking investigation into homeostasis, the condition that regulates human physiology within the range that makes possible not only survival but also the flourishing of life. Antonio Damasio makes clear that we descend biologically, psychologically, and even socially from a long lineage that begins with single living cells; that our minds and cultures are linked by an invisible thread to the ways and means of ancient unicellular existence and other primitive life-forms; and that inherent in our very chemistry is a powerful force, a striving toward life maintenance that governs life in all its guises, including the development of genes that help regulate and transmit life. The Strange Order of Things is a landmark refle

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      Publisher: Random House USA Inc
      Publication Date: 19/02/2019
      ISBN13: 9780345807144, 978-0345807144
      ISBN10: 0345807146
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      “Damasio undertakes nothing less than a reconstruction of the natural history of the universe. . . . [A] brave and honest book.”
      —The New York Times Book Review

       
      The Strange Order of Things is a pathbreaking investigation into homeostasis, the condition that regulates human physiology within the range that makes possible not only survival but also the flourishing of life. Antonio Damasio makes clear that we descend biologically, psychologically, and even socially from a long lineage that begins with single living cells; that our minds and cultures are linked by an invisible thread to the ways and means of ancient unicellular existence and other primitive life-forms; and that inherent in our very chemistry is a powerful force, a striving toward life maintenance that governs life in all its guises, including the development of genes that help regulate and transmit life. The Strange Order of Things is a landmark refle

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