I've been contacted by an author who wanted to know if I could source a putative quote from Donald Hebb. My first thought was "why me?", seeing as my only association with Hebb was that I took Introductory Psychology from the great man, and that I've read a few of his publications, neither event happening too recently either.
So I thought of you people. What he wants to know is a quote to the effect that scientific understanding can only go so far. If you want to feel what a sunrise can mean, read Shakespeare. If you want to experience what an adolescent feels, listen to Cherudino´ arias from Mozart´s the Marriage of Figaro. To which conceit I reply, "Hmmm". But is it Hebb? If so, where? If not, is it anybody else? Does it sound like anything you've heard before? If you know the answer or even have a hunch, let me know, preferably on TIPS to satisfy everyone's intense curiosity about this question, and I'll pass the information along, extravagantly praising your contribution. Stephen ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Bishop's University e-mail: sbl...@ubishops.ca 2600 College St. Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 Canada Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
