On Sep 1, 2016, at 7:29 PM, Stuart Vyse <vyse.stu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> As far as the book is concerned, I strongly recommend it. It is very well > written…. Yes, he should have footnoted. The book is a blend of memoir and > serious biography. In many cases, the source is obvious because he engaged in > first person interviews, but he also used various archives, newspapers, and > journal articles. So he should have footnoted.--- I plan on reading it for the reasons you mentioned (deleted here by an ellipsis), but I’m hot certain the extent to which I can use his claims in class discussions if I’m unable to check sources—especially for the more contentious claims. I hope that criticisms of these claims will, over time, compel him to release more source material, as he did when criticisms from MIT caused him to publish the audio file of part of his interview with Corkin (https://medium.com/@lukedittrich/questions-answers-about-patient-h-m-ae4ddd33ed9c#.2zxenq4zf). By the way, a science journalist named Philip Hilts wrote a book about Molaison back in 1996. He did include a bibliography. He also reported for the first time that H.M.’s first name was ‘Henry’. I haven’t read the book since it first came out, but I think he heard the first name when it was accidentally used in his presence at the MIT location where Henry was tested each year. Best, Jeff Reference: Hilts, P. J. (1996). Memory's ghost: The nature of memory and the strange tale of Mr. M. Simon and Schuster. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social/Behavioral Sciences Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Fax: (480) 423-6298 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=49390 or send a blank email to leave-49390-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
