Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Second Prescribed Textbook - Damasio (1994)


The second prescribed textbook for MBB in 2012 is:

Damasio, A.R. (1994). Descartes' Error. London: Vintage.

Any edition/ printing of the book will do. Some copies of the Vintage edition are available from the campus bookshop in The Matrix for R145. It is also available from Takealot.com for R141 (http://www.takealot.com/books/psychology-self-help/descartes-error-paperback,1601118). The American edition published by Penguin is available from Takealot.com for R142 (http://www.takealot.com/books/sciences/descartes-error-paperback,1266294). Copies available through the second hand market are also fine.

There are also digital versions of the text available. The Kindle edition from Amazon (which can be read on a Kindle, or any device running the free Kindle App, including PCs, iPads, iPhones, Android phones and tablets, Blackberries, Macs, etc.)  costs $11.99 (approx. R102; http://www.amazon.com/Descartes-Error-ebook/dp/B0031RS9I4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1341231234&sr=1-1&keywords=descartes+error). The e-pub/Adobe Digital Editions version is available from Exclusive Books online (www.exclus1ves.co.za) for R127 (http://www.exclus1ves.co.za/ebooks/search/?q=descartes+error) and from Kalahari for R113 (http://www.kalahari.com/digitaldownloads/Descartes-Error/75579/33211753.aspx).

Students must have access to this text in time to prepare for Seminar 5 on 28 August.

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