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Tag Archives: Arthur Koestler
April Reading List
Damsel in Distress – P G Wodehouse Another seemingly effortless piece of Wodehouse brilliance. It is reassuring to know that he actually spent ages rewriting drafts, refining his lines and polishing his sparkling wit. Dreaming War – Gore VidalA collection … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Antonio Damasio Finally, Arthur Koestler, cognitive psychologist, Dick What, George Erickson, Germany, Guatemala, High Castle, Japan, Jeffrey Elman Hands-on, Kim Plunkett, Mark Haddon There, oil, Philip K Dick, Reading, Steven Pinker Finally, Susan Engel Memory, United Fruit Company, United States
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Context is Everything – Susan Engel
http://www.williams.edu/P…ngel/engel.html I have just finished reading this excellent book (subtitled ‘The Nature of Memory’) and it reminds me why starting my psychology degree is the best thing I’ve ever done. This wonderful semi-popular, semi-academic book on the transactional, narrative and … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Koestler, Elizabeth Loftus, real psychologist, Susan Engel
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The moon on a sling!
I’m reading Arthur Koestler’s The Act of Creation. All about the creative process in the arts and sciences. Along the wayhe emphasises that many scientific advances and even revolutions often have many precursors. He gives a wonderful example of how … Continue reading