Call it the Condorcet handicap, or the Enlightenment syndrome. Here also arises a chief liberal weakness, in Lakoff’s view (*), and one that is probably amplified by academic training. On page 83, Chris Mooney writes (my emphasis): The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science - and Reality is a book by the journalist Chris Mooney that is about the psychological basis for many Republicans’ rejection of mainstream scientific theories, as well as theories of economics and history. Published on Learning from Dogs, August 6th, 2015Ī few weeks ago, I read a book entitled The Republican Brain written by Chris Mooney and to quote WikiPedia: OoOOoo Further musings on dogs, women and men. Tomorrow I will go into more details of that fateful event in my past: December 20th, 1956. It came to me as a result of some delightful exchanges following my post last Thursday: How well our dogs read us! This post is essentially a reposting of an item that I published nearly three years ago. The journey inwards is the most challenging and yet the most rewarding of all!
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