A General Theory of Love
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (843 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1541410270 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 150 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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While much of it could be filed under "common sense," it's nice to know that common sense is replicable. While it might be true that some of our alienation and unhappiness stem from a too-rational misunderstanding of emotion, it's also true that science is its own remedy. Poor, poor science--it gets blamed for everything. Their grasp of neural science is topnotch, but the book is more about humans as social animals and how we relate to others--for once, the brain plays second fiddle to the heart. A General Theory of Love, by San Francisco psychiatrists Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini, and Richard Lannon, is a powerfully humanistic look at the natural history of our deepest feelings, and why a simple hug is often more important than a portfolio full of stock options. Science, it turns out, does have much to say about our messy feelings and relationships. Hard-science types will probably be exasperated with the constant shifts between data and appeals to emotional truths, but the rest of
"Fascinating read, boring title, could have offered more solutions" according to Mgidd. Excellent description of the limbic system and its development in mammals. Recounts much of the research and weaves it together very skillfully. I only gave it Fascinating read, boring title, could have offered more solutions Mgidd Excellent description of the limbic system and its development in mammals. Recounts much of the research and weaves it together very skillfully. I only gave it 4 stars because the only solution it gave for having inadequate parenting/dysfunctional attachment in childhood was psychotherapy. Psychotherapy can change brain structure but it takes years of work for that to. stars because the only solution it gave for having inadequate parenting/dysfunctional attachment in childhood was psychotherapy. Psychotherapy can change brain structure but it takes years of work for that to. A good theoretical framework for discussion of emotion and logic W. Gunn The author seeks to provide a theoretical framework for the oft-discussed relationship between emotion and rationality, heart and head, elephant and rider. In Lewis's terminology, it's the limbic system and the neocortex. What I found useful was the discussion of the role of limbic resonance and relatedness. In these terms, love is resonance and a feeling of relatedne. "Biology is destiny. An interesting look at relationships and why we are always screwing them up." according to Steven Chambers. I found this book fascinating enough to read twice, because it shows how our psychology and biology determine who we choose to have a relationships with. Wonder why your relationships always seem to turn out the same way or why you seem to always date the same person over and over again? The answer is in this book.Two concepts from the book that hit home with me were
A General Theory of Love demonstrates that our nervous systems are not self-contained: from earliest childhood, our brains actually link with those of the people close to us, in a silent rhythm that alters the very structure of our brains, establishes life-long emotional patterns, and makes us, in large part, who we are. Three eminent psychiatrists tackle the difficult task of reconciling what artists and thinkers have known for thousands of years about the human heart with what has only recently been learned about the primitive functions of the human brain. This original and lucid account of the complexities of love and its essential role in human well-being draws on the latest scientific research. Explaining how relationships function, how parents shape their child's developing self, how psychotherapy really works, and how our society dangerously flouts essential emotional laws, this is a work of rare passion and eloquence that will forever change the way you think about hu