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Neuroscience, philosophy and what they tell us about human nature

A bust of Plato is seen in the Long Room of the old library that houses 200,000 of Trinity College's oldest books in Dublin, Ireland, September 14, 2018. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne - RC16936CDB40

Western philosophical tradition, strongly influenced by Plato, held that emotions precluded rational thinking. Image: REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Nayef Al-Rodhan
Honorary Fellow, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University
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