Symmetry, Causality, Mind
The extraordinary book Symmetry, Causality, Mind by Michael Leyton (MIT Press) is now available in paperback. In this investigation of the psychological relationship between shape and time, Leyton argues compellingly that shape is used by the mind to recover the past and as such it forms a basis for memory. He elaborates a system of rules by which the conversion to memory takes place and presents a number of lengthy studies of paintings to support these rules. You can find out more about this remarkable book at
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~mleyton/SCM.htm
David Weiss
