I'm interested and will respond to the 1st chapter later today. Your summary is excellent. Despite my enthusiasm for the fusion of spirit and body, I will raise questions regarding the actual limits of the body (and thus the limits of the spirit.
--- On Thu, 11/20/08, Michael Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Michael Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Proust review: Whitman > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 9:36 AM > On Nov 18, 2008, at 11:18 PM, Michael Brady wrote: > > > Lehrer's conclusion: Whitman's poetry of the > whole person, his > > emphasis that thoughts and feelings are intimately > connected with > > the body and are not just mental constructs prefigured > Damasio's > > research findings. > > Is anyone else interested in pursuing a discussion of > "Proust Was a > Neuroscientist"? Shall we postpone the discussion for > a few days? > > > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > Michael Brady > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
