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The Solomon Katz Distinguished Lectures in the Humanities

Solomon Katz served for 53 years as a UW instructor, professor, Chair of the Department of History, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Provost, and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The Katz Distinguished Lectures in the Humanities Series recognizes distinguished scholars in the humanities and emphasizes the role of the humanities in liberal education.

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July 16, 2003 7:30 PM
Antonio Damasio

Neurology
University of Iowa

Emotion, Feeling, and Social Behavior:
The Brain Perspective

“Neither anguish nor the elation that love or art can bring about are devalued by understanding some of the myriad biological processes that make them what they are… Our sense of wonder should increase before the intricate mechanisms that make such magic possible.”

Antonio Damasio’s trilogy, Descartes’ Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain (1994), The Feeling of What Happens (1999) and Looking for Spinoza (2003), inspired the theme for the 2003 UW Summer Arts Festival, Spheres. Delving into activity in the anterior portion of the cerebral hemi”spheres,” Damasio’s research “… brings us closer to understanding the delicate interaction between affect, consciousness, and memory - the processes that both keep us alive and make life worth living” (Harcourt Books).



Listen to Antonio Damioso’s full Katz Lecture in Windows Video, downloadable MP3 or iTunes Podcast format.


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