Rene Descartes may have sparked the Enlightenment when he proposed that thought is the basis for existence, but Cartesian mind-body dualism has fallen out of favour in philosophy. According to neuro-scientist John Coates, however, there is one domain in which the idea of a mind driven by pure rationality persists: economics.In The Hour Between Dog and Wolf Coates tests this to breaking point, with an area of economics where rationality does not rule. Using physiology and neuroscience, and grounded by 12 years working in New York's financial district, Coates paints a vivid picture of stockbrokers as thrill junkies, surfing waves of boom and bust on steroid hormones.
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机译：勒内·笛卡尔（Rene Descartes）提出思想是存在的基础时，可能已经激发了启蒙运动，但笛卡尔式的心身二元论在哲学上已不受欢迎。然而，根据神经科学家约翰·科茨（John Coates）的观点，在一个领域中，由纯粹理性驱动的思想观念仍然存在：经济学。在《狗与狼·科茨之间的时光》（The Hour Between Dog and Wolf Coates）中检验了这一点，并在经济学领域探讨了理性不统治。利用生理学和神经科学知识，在纽约金融区工作了12年之后，科茨将股票经纪人描绘成生动的画面，他们像刺激的迷一样，在类固醇激素的浪潮中盛衰。
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