On 21 May 2009 at 14:07, John Carl wrote: > Platt, have you ever read Art and Physics by Leonard Shlain? I liked that > book a lot. It caught my attention originally because I thought "aha, here > is someone else trying to bridge the gulf between art and science."
Yes, I read his book at the beginning of my philosophical quest to bridge the gap between science and art, intellect and beauty. The connections he made between them were remarkable. But then Pirsig came along and I took off in the MOQ direction. > I didn't realize it till I looked his name up on google trying to get the > spelling right, but I he died 10 days ago. Sorry to hear that. He was a rare, original thinker. Thanks for letting us know. Platt > *San Francisco Chronicle*, May 13, 2009 > Surgeon, inventor, author, artist, student and teacher, Dr. Shlain defied > easy categorization. He discouraged confined thinking, and studied, wrote > and lectured about topics ranging from anthropology to linguistics to > religion....Dr. Leonard Shlain, a Renaissance man whose final book is about > the original Renaissance man, died Monday at his home in Mill Valley. He was > 71.... > > > > > I have suggested to Horse, the moderator and preserver of this site, that > > he make a space where contributors can display their art. If that > > becomes available, just wait until you see some of Bo's paintings. They > > are museum quality, shinning with DQ! > > > > Platt Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
