Dazzy suggested Society of the Spectacle by Guy DeBord. The Wilford Sellers philosophy and the scientific image of man. And then I really liked the idea of a Shakespeare play, like Hamlet or Macbeth Or something like that. We have Solaris movie film; William James chapter six: "Invisible cities" There are 20 episodes of anime series 'Solaris', so there's some tough to get to.
The Summer of Cormac McCarthy continues – this time we dive into his one piece of non-fiction, the short essay “The Kekulé Problem.” How does our unconscious mind solve problems that conscious deliberation can’t crack? Why does it often work elliptically, in code, rather than giving us the answer directly in language? Is McCarthy right that the unconscious doesn’t trust language because it’s such a newcomer to the human brain?
Plus we select the finalists for our listener selected episode – thanks to our beloved patrons for all their terrific suggestions!
"The Kekulé Problem" by Cormac McCarthy
Pinker & Bloom 1990
Dijksterhuis & Strick 2016
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