The Animal and the Thinker: Instinct, Reason and the Dance of Our Divided Selves

Why are we so often in conflict - arguing with ourselves and with others, uncertain over who we are and what we want?

For thousands of years, writers, thinkers and philosophers have seen life as a battle between the guiding power of reason and a disruptive animal within. In a world where fierce culture wars and endless newsfeeds turn up the tension, how can we overcome our uncertainties and know the many sides of ourselves?
In The Animal and the Thinker, pioneering neuroscientist John Duncan ...