A General Theory of Love

Drawing comparisons to the most eloquent science writing of our day, three eminent psychiatrists tackle the difficult task of reconciling what artists and thinkers have known for thousands of years about the human heart with what has only recently been learned about the primitive functions of the human brain. The result is an original, lucid, at times moving account of the comp...

Drawing comparisons to the most eloquent science writing of our day, three eminent psychiatrists tackle the difficult task of reconciling what artists and thinkers have known for thousands of years about the human heart with what has only recently been learned about the primitive functions of the human brain. The result is an original, lucid, at times moving account of the complexities of love and its essential role in human well-being.

A General Theory of Love draws on the latest scientific research to demonstrate that our nervous systems are not self-contained: from earliest childhood, our brains actually link with those of the people close to us, in a silent rhythm that alters the very structure of our brains, establishes life-long emotional patterns, and makes us, in large part, who we are. Explaining how relationships function, how parents shape their child’s developing self, how psychotherapy really works, and how our society dangerously flouts essential emotional laws, this is a work of rare passion and eloquence that will forever change the way you think about human intimacy.

【美】托马斯•刘易斯（Thomas Lewis），医学博士，加利福利亚大学旧金山分校医学院精神病学临床教授，主要教授发展心理学、精神药理学和精神生物学等相关学科。

【美】法拉利•阿米尼（Fari Amini），医学博士, 加利福利亚大学旧金山分校医学院精神病学教授。一直在加利福利亚大学旧金山分校任教并担任旧金山精神分析研究所所长。

【美】理查德•兰龙（Richard Lannon），医学博士，加利福利亚大学旧金山分校医学院精神病学临床副教授。直到退休前一直担任情感障碍项目负责人。教学期间，四次荣获优秀教学奖。