Re: Dawkins dissembles?

From: Jay Willingham (jaywillingham@cfl.rr.com)
Date: Tue Jul 15 2003 - 11:01:05 EDT

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    Thanks much.

    I see from his publications he may be broadly speaking a psychologist, a
    member of what many call the new priesthood of psychology and psychiatry.

    J

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "George Murphy" <gmurphy@raex.com>
    To: "Jay Willingham" <jaywillingham@cfl.rr.com>
    Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 8:05 PM
    Subject: Re: Dawkins dissembles?

    > Jay Willingham wrote:
    > >
    > > Did't someone say Dennet shared a prize for physics with someone?
    > >
    > > What is Dennet's area of expertise that created a desire in the NYT to
    > > publish his opinion piece on "brights"?
    >
    > Jay -
    > Maybe you're thinking of my statement that Weinberg & Salam shared the
    Nobel
    > Prize in physics.
    > I don't know what Dennett's training is in but most of his writing,
    including
    > _Darwin's Dangerous Idea_, has to do with consciousness, intelligence,
    evolution & their
    > interrelations. You can find a list of his publications at
    > http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/pubpage.htm .
    >
    > Shalom,
    > George
    >
    > George L. Murphy
    > gmurphy@raex.com
    > http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
    >

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