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José Ángel Lombo, professor at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross (Rome), and José Manuel Giménez-Amaya, director of group of research 'Science, Reason and Faith' of the University of Navarra, have published the book La unidad de la persona. Aproximación interdisciplinar desde la Philosophy y la neurociencia.

In the volume, the authors try to explain the psychophysical unity of the person, both in its internal structure and in its vital activity, from the dialogue between neuroscience and Philosophy.

The work consists of three sections. In 'Cognition: Philosophical and Neurobiological Considerations', issues such as the concept of life and formality, the sensitive knowledge , the external and internal senses, attention, and the...

In the second, 'Emotion from Philosophy and neurobiology', the authors discuss the distinction between feeling, affect, emotion, passion and moods; emotional behavior and decision making, among other topics.

Finally, 'The lost unity? Mental illnesses' focuses on aspects such as rationality, the articulation between the organic and the sensitive, the emotional articulation between knowledge and action... At the end, an epilogue on man's freedom is included.

José Ángel Lombo is graduate and holds a doctorate in Philosophy from the School of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Navarra. He is also a graduate of the Ecclesiastical School of Philosophy from campus and received his doctorate from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, where he currently teaches at teaching and research.

José Manuel Giménez-Amaya is Full Professor of Anatomy and Embryology at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and PhD in Philosophy by the University of Navarra. He has been researcher in Neuroscience and Visiting Professor at several European and North American universities. Currently, he teaches teaching at the School Ecclesiastic of Philosophy of the University of Navarra and directs the group of research 'Science, Reason and Faith'.