Reviews

Ugly Feelings

Dina Mendonça, Ph.D., reviews Ugly Feelings by Sianne Ngai, exploring affect theory and its cultural and aesthetic significance.

Mind: A Brief Introduction

Maria Antonietta Perna, Ph.D., reviews Mind: A Brief Introduction by John R. Searle, exploring consciousness and the philosophy of mind.

The Antidepressant Solution

Roy Sugarman, Ph.D., reviews The Antidepressant Solution by Joseph Glenmullen, exploring antidepressant withdrawal and its impact.

Sad Book

Review of Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, a children’s picture book exploring grief, loss, and complex emotions through words and illustrations.

Religion Explained

Review of Pascal Boyer’s Religion Explained, exploring how cognitive evolution and social inference shape belief in supernatural agents.

The Corrections

Review of Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections, exploring a Midwestern family’s struggles and the limits of medication and redemption.

The Private Life of the Brain

Review of Susan Greenfield’s The Private Life of the Brain, exploring how emotions, the brain, and body interact to create consciousness.

The Feeling of What Happens

Review of Antonio Damasio’s The Feeling of What Happens, exploring how emotions and the brain create consciousness and a sense of Self.

The Robot's Rebellion

Review of Keith Stanovich’s The Robot’s Rebellion, exploring human autonomy, rational thought, and finding meaning in the age of Darwin.

The Case of the Female Orgasm

Review of Elizabeth Lloyd’s book exploring the female orgasm and how science has historically misunderstood female sexuality.

A Philosophy of Boredom

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