Borrachos

Although rivers of ink have been written on the history and philosophy of alcohol and other drugs, no one has yet offered a complete and convincing answer to the basic question behind the phenomenon: why have human beings always resorted to mind-altering substances? of consciousness? Borrachos, a titanic work of interdisciplinary scholarship, brings a surprising answer to this question. Drawing on evidence from archaeology, history, cognitive neuroscience, psychopharmacology, social psychology, literature, and genetics, researcher Edward Slingerland demonstrates that our liking for chemical intoxicants is not an evolutionary mistake, as is often the case. we are told. In fact, intoxication helps solve a number of uniquely human challenges: enhancing creativity, relieving stress, building trust, and achieving the miracle of fiercely tribal primates cooperating with strangers. The Castilian-speaking reader finally has this magnum opus at their fingertips, an investigation that not only explains why we want to get drunk. Slingerland also shows that, from time to time, it can be interesting to get a good cock...