Robbins Library Notes

Good morning, and happy Friday! Three articles in Bookforum.com caught my attention recently:

• Following on my recent post about neuroscience and neuroaesthetics, I found this article, “The Limits of Neuro-Talk,” by Matthew B. Crawford to be an intriguing and critical examination of the models and language that we use to discuss and frame neuroscience.

• Bill Moyers interviews Martha Nussbaum, discussing the separation of church and state in the context of her new book, Liberty of Conscience: In Defense of America’s Tradition of Religious Equality.

• Finally, Thomas Merrill offers an interesting reading of Descartes’ Discourse on Method, with a look at the strengths and flaws of the Cartesian project.