The core Mac McCarthy month continues on very bad wizards as we delve into his one piece of nonfiction writing. We haven't talked about that either, but he knocked it out of the park like I think. He suggested actually a couple of different chapters from William James's a pluralistic universe. The one that I picked didn't write down anything other than it was chapter six.
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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