Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind by Mike Jay
an historical account of theories of mind
Marianne Janack's reading recommendations & some philosophy
books, stories, essays: philosophical, literary, and just plain fun
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The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout:
Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
What We Talk About When We Talk About Reading
is reading dead? and should we care?
What's So Great About the Great Books?
Naomi Kanakia's defense
Puzzles and meanings
Margaret Drabble’s The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaw Puzzles
You should read this!
an article about Disneyland and automata: A Whole New World by Madeleine Adams
The Book List I gave to my seminar students
On the last day of my David Foster Wallace and Metaphilosophy seminar, I gave my students this list.
A thought experiment: Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go
Philosophy Als Ob
The Sea, the Sea: the Drama of the Past? Or maybe just a good read?
I’ll admit it: I’ve been losing sleep over this entry.
My Annual Complaint about “Springing Ahead”
And some Thoughts on Time