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Saturday, January 20, 2007
In a brief article in New Scientist John Searle wonders whether there might be a scientific solution to the problem of free will.
I've long suspected that there is a correlation to be found between political persuasions and personality traits (or deeper psychological dispositions and attitudes). I suspect also that there is a similar correlation to be found between personality traits and philosophical intutitions.
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Friday, January 12, 2007
A new book on the music in Hitchcock's films is reviewed in the Times.
Hitchcock, Thrilling the Ears as Well as the Eyes - New York Times
Everything about a Hitchcock film is wonderful. I may have to pick up a copy of this book. I'll certainly be returning to the films in the next few weeks, perhaps listening even more closely than before.For Hitchcock music was not merely an accompaniment. It was a focus. And it didn't just reveal something about the characters who sang the score's songs or moved under its canopy of sound; music could seem to be a character itself.
Hitchcock, Thrilling the Ears as Well as the Eyes - New York Times
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