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“The only thing different about neuroscience,” according to Morse, “is that we have prettier pictures and it appears more scientific.”
Sally Satel • Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience
All science can do, Kalanithi argues, is “reduce phenomena into manageable units.” It can make “claims about matter and energy” but about nothing else.
Timothy Keller • Making Sense of God: Finding God in the Modern World
the prospect of losing meaning and agency agonizing.
Paul Kalanithi • When Breath Becomes Air
authority
Gary Gutting • What Philosophy Can Do
Descriptions like Nuland’s convinced me that such things could be known only face-to-face.
Paul Kalanithi • When Breath Becomes Air
The Master and His Emissary
by Ian McGilchrist:
“McGilchrist’s nuanced view of the brain’s hemispheric tensions made me reconsider how cultural biases toward hyper-specialized, analytical thinking subtly distort our collective decision-making. His argument—that precision disconnected from broader context can lead us astray—sharpened the awareness of... See more
by Ian McGilchrist:
“McGilchrist’s nuanced view of the brain’s hemispheric tensions made me reconsider how cultural biases toward hyper-specialized, analytical thinking subtly distort our collective decision-making. His argument—that precision disconnected from broader context can lead us astray—sharpened the awareness of... See more
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Seek the “True Sense”
Owen Strachan • Jonathan Edwards on True Christianity (The Essential Edwards Collection Book 4)
real arguments,
Gary Gutting • What Philosophy Can Do
Those who choose to continue to see a person as a single monolithic entity held to high standards of coherence will only ever be responding to a fraction of the World of a person.