Rating: 
Summary: A fascinating, refreshing read!
Review: Within Reason is one of the most stimulating books I've read in some time. Dr. Calne discusses issues surrounding the brain (still one of life's great mysteries) that most of us either take for granted or haven't even begun to consider. His writings draw from an impressive range of sources: scientific, medical, historical, cultural, sociological, religious and beyond. Furthermore, his warm and lucid writing style is exceptionally readable. Whether or not one agrees with each and every one of Dr. Calne's views is not the issue. For me, this book's greatest value lies in its ability to explain abstract concepts involving the brain, reason and human behaviour and to generate considerable thought and conversation. This is a book written by an important neurologist and researcher who is not simply talking to himself and his peers -- he is talking to me, the layperson.
Rating:
Summary: A fascinating, refreshing read!
Review: Within Reason is one of the most stimulating books I've read in some time. Dr. Calne discusses issues surrounding the brain (still one of life's great mysteries) that most of us either take for granted or haven't even begun to consider. His writings draw from an impressive range of sources: scientific, medical, historical, cultural, sociological, religious and beyond. Furthermore, his warm and lucid writing style is exceptionally readable. Whether or not one agrees with each and every one of Dr. Calne's views is not the issue. For me, this book's greatest value lies in its ability to explain abstract concepts involving the brain, reason and human behaviour and to generate considerable thought and conversation. This is a book written by an important neurologist and researcher who is not simply talking to himself and his peers -- he is talking to me, the layperson.
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