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amehriban's review
4.0
Много интересных моментов, но слишком сложное чтиво для тех из нас кто не очень силен в биологии/анатомии (Я!). Не лучший мой выбор для плавного перехода к нон-фикшну. :)
sarahco430's review against another edition
5.0
Such an interesting and thoughtful read, i can't say enough good things about this book! I was wary to start as it's 600 pages and i'm not one to leave a book unfinished. But this text was a breeze in the sense that it's super readable if the subjects of psychology, neuroscience, and/or art/art history interest you.
It took me a long time to finish but i'll chalk that up to it being packed with information. Inevitably it required a bit more concentration/focus and a slower read-through to digest and retain everything. There are heaps of images in the book as well, which helped me to understand the concepts being discussed especially in relation to the works of fine art.. Honestly i could go back and read it again and probably will someday!
marginaliant's review against another edition
3.0
Yikes, this gave me uncomfortable flashbacks to my intro to psych class.
I'm sure this book is good for... someone. But that someone is certainly not me.
The book really needs to be rebranded somehow, maybe "The Age of Insight: What Artists in Fin de siècle Vienna Can Show Us About Our Brains," or something like that. This book spends the majority of its time with early 1900s Viennese artists Klimt and Schiele and only mentions artists that come after them in passing, making the "to the Present" claim of the title kind of misleading (the psychologists and neuroscientists that Kandel references do come up to the presents period, in fairness, but he misses a big opportunity to really delve into contemporary artists approaches to studying and depicting the brain, especially those that incorporate science into their works.) Also, he talks about artists before Vienna 1900 as well, notably Velasquez and Van Gogh, so I'm not sure who came up with this title but it's a hard pass from me, friend.
Sorry to focus so much on the title but I really felt misled by how this book was pitched to me and found it boring to boot. There were only a few sections in here relevant to me and my studies and the rest was so much noise. Kandel also has an irritating way of writing with very grandiose generalizations about who was the most significant artist or who did work that hasn't been repeated to this day and etc. which is distracting and, in some cases, just foolish.
I'm sure this book is good for... someone. But that someone is certainly not me.
The book really needs to be rebranded somehow, maybe "The Age of Insight: What Artists in Fin de siècle Vienna Can Show Us About Our Brains," or something like that. This book spends the majority of its time with early 1900s Viennese artists Klimt and Schiele and only mentions artists that come after them in passing, making the "to the Present" claim of the title kind of misleading (the psychologists and neuroscientists that Kandel references do come up to the presents period, in fairness, but he misses a big opportunity to really delve into contemporary artists approaches to studying and depicting the brain, especially those that incorporate science into their works.) Also, he talks about artists before Vienna 1900 as well, notably Velasquez and Van Gogh, so I'm not sure who came up with this title but it's a hard pass from me, friend.
Sorry to focus so much on the title but I really felt misled by how this book was pitched to me and found it boring to boot. There were only a few sections in here relevant to me and my studies and the rest was so much noise. Kandel also has an irritating way of writing with very grandiose generalizations about who was the most significant artist or who did work that hasn't been repeated to this day and etc. which is distracting and, in some cases, just foolish.
nobody999's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
At moments uneven, but some great explanations of things that are hit always well understood. For example, I found the overall view of Freudianism to be very good. So too the discussions of Gestalt psychology, perhaps to a lesser degree, brain mechanics. I thought the discussion of the Viennese artists to be especially engaging and I certainly think I understand Klimt and the general milieu of 1900 Vienna better than I did before.
gonza_basta's review against another edition
5.0
Luckily I already studied many of the things told by this huge marvelous book, otherwise I would have been probably overwhelmed by the quantity and the quality of the things told by Kandel, who wrote another of my favorite book ever (Principles of Neuroscience). So I wouldn't recommend this book to many, but if you are a psychologist with a love for art and the brain, this is the perfect book for you.
Fortunatamente avevo giá studiato la maggior parte degli argomenti trattati da questo meraviglioso ed immenso libro, altrimenti non so se sarei riuscita ad arrivare in fondo, nonostante Kandel sia uno dei miei autori preferiti ed abbia scritto un altro super libro (Principi di Neuroscienze). Quindi non consiglierei a tanti questo volume, ma se siete degli psicologi con una passione per l'arte e per il cervello, questo é il libro perfetto.
Fortunatamente avevo giá studiato la maggior parte degli argomenti trattati da questo meraviglioso ed immenso libro, altrimenti non so se sarei riuscita ad arrivare in fondo, nonostante Kandel sia uno dei miei autori preferiti ed abbia scritto un altro super libro (Principi di Neuroscienze). Quindi non consiglierei a tanti questo volume, ma se siete degli psicologi con una passione per l'arte e per il cervello, questo é il libro perfetto.
marziesreads's review against another edition
5.0
This promises to be a long, dense read but I already am fascinated after the first two chapters....
nzagalo's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5
Eric Kandel ganhou o Nobel de Medicina em 2000 pelo seu trabalho na área da fisiologia da memória. Depois do prémio, resolveu escrever vários livros de divulgação, sendo este “The Age of Insight” (2012) um dos mais citados nomeadamente na área dos estudos da consciência (ex. Anil Seth), pelo modo como relaciona os processos de consciência com os processos criativos. Dito isto, o livro é mais e menos, porque tenta fazer um dois em um, ao escrever toda uma primeira parte de enaltecimento à ciência criada na cidade de Viena, no início do século vinte, daí o subtítulo — “The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present”; e uma segunda parte, dedicada à discussão da teorização científicia que suporta a existência da arte. A primeira parte é uma espécie de resposta, agradecimento, à oferta de cidadania da cidade após o Nobel, que tinha sido uma resposta de Viena ao facto de Kandel afirmar que o seu Nobel não era austríaco, mas americano-judeu.
...continua no VI: https://virtual-illusion.blogspot.com/2023/08/a-era-das-intuicoes.html
Eric Kandel ganhou o Nobel de Medicina em 2000 pelo seu trabalho na área da fisiologia da memória. Depois do prémio, resolveu escrever vários livros de divulgação, sendo este “The Age of Insight” (2012) um dos mais citados nomeadamente na área dos estudos da consciência (ex. Anil Seth), pelo modo como relaciona os processos de consciência com os processos criativos. Dito isto, o livro é mais e menos, porque tenta fazer um dois em um, ao escrever toda uma primeira parte de enaltecimento à ciência criada na cidade de Viena, no início do século vinte, daí o subtítulo — “The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present”; e uma segunda parte, dedicada à discussão da teorização científicia que suporta a existência da arte. A primeira parte é uma espécie de resposta, agradecimento, à oferta de cidadania da cidade após o Nobel, que tinha sido uma resposta de Viena ao facto de Kandel afirmar que o seu Nobel não era austríaco, mas americano-judeu.
...continua no VI: https://virtual-illusion.blogspot.com/2023/08/a-era-das-intuicoes.html
rachsed's review against another edition
4.0
A very interesting analysis of the intersection of psychology, neuroscience, art, and art history, through the lens of early 20th century Vienna. Super nerdy and right up my alley. Some of the end chapters are a bit outdated- there are references to psych diagnosis terms that are no longer used, and the bits about autism are quite out of date. Would love to see this updated at some point with the latest information.
jmrprice's review against another edition
4.0
Starting with Vienna 1900 - a time (more of an era) and place that saw the convergence of psychology, medical science, and artistic expression - an age of Modernism, unifying the study of the biology of the mind and perception of art.
And coming forward to dawn of the 21st century and its discoveries in brain science- and how those concepts affect how we view the world around us.
And coming forward to dawn of the 21st century and its discoveries in brain science- and how those concepts affect how we view the world around us.