3:37 am in Damasio, Antonio, history, psychology, science | No Comments
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
by Antonio Damasio (2003)
A very basic neuropsychology account with (Wiggish) references to and semi-biographical account of Spinoza.
4:30 am in Eastern/Central Europe, fiction, Kiš, Danilo | No Comments
by Danilo Kiš (1972)
An old railway clerk, preoccupied with his quotidian concerns, attempted to find out why his pension was being reduced as the extermination of the Jews were taking place.
11:45 pm in Europe, history, Paxton, Robert O., social science | No Comments
by Robert O. Paxton (2004)
A rather disappointing newcomer in this notorious field but nevertheless helpful for its up-to-date bibliography and sources.
9:58 pm in Greaves, Mel, Recommended, science | No Comments
The Evolutionary Legacy
by Mel Greaves (2000)
A comprehensive analysis of the disease with a lucidity that will engage both layman and specialist readers alike.
3:52 am in Adair, Gilbert, fiction | No Comments
by Gilbert Adair (1992)
A satirical story about a literary pretensions and bombast, a variation of by now an all too familiar deconstructionism.
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