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The political brain : the role of emotion in deciding the fate of the nation / Drew Westen.
Author
Westen, Drew, 1959-
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York : PublicAffairs, ©2007.
Description
xv, 457 pages ; 25 cm
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Lewis Library - Stacks
JK528 .W47 2007
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Presidents
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United States
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Election
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Psychological aspects
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Political campaigns
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United States
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Psychological aspects
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Voting
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United States
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Psychological aspects
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Political parties
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United States
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Platforms
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Political psychology
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Emotions
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Political aspects
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United States
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Politics and government
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1989-
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United States
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Politics and government
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1945-1989
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Summary note
This investigation by a renowned psychologist and neuroscientist proves that we vote with our hearts, not our minds. Westen is the lead investigator on a team of neuroscientists who have been studying how the brain processes political information. For two decades he has been advancing a theory of the mind that differs substantially from the more "dispassionate" visions held by most cognitive psychologists, political scientists, and economists. He looks at data across several Presidential elections from the 1950s through 2000, examines the evidence for the role of emotion in driving voting behavior, and provides a "clinical" view of a number of campaign ads, debate lines and personal profiles of the candidates who have sought to win our hearts. And he shows that Americans don't vote with their heads but with their hearts, or guts, or neuroses.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-426) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Winning states of mind
Rational minds, irrational campaigns
The evolution of the passionate brain
The emotions behind the curtain
Special interests in mind
Trickle-up politics
Writing an emotional constitution
Aborting ambivalence
Gunning for common ground
Racial consciousness and unconsciousness
Death and taxes
Hope, inspiration, and political intelligence
Positively negative
Terror networks
Civil and uncivil unions.
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ISBN
9781586484255 ((hardcover))
1586484257 ((hardcover))
LCCN
2007011503
OCLC
86117725
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