Stephen Jay Gould

The Story of Western Science: A book review by Bob Morris

January 11, 2017

The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory Susan Wise Bauer W.W. Norton & Company (2015) “Life is short, and Art long, the crisis fleeting; experience is perilous, and decisions difficult.” Hippocrates There…

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THE NORMAL WELL-TEMPERED MIND: A Conversation with Daniel C. Dennett

January 31, 2013

Here is another in the CONVERSATION AT EDGE series, in this instance a conversation with the philosopher Daniel C. Dennett. He is perhaps best known in cognitive science for his concept of intentional systems, and his multiple drafts (or “fame…

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