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Proust Was a Neuroscientist - Community Reviews back

by Jonah Lehrer, Dan John Miller
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XOX
XOX rated it 10 years ago
What an arrogant, lying scumbag. If you bought his book, Simon & Schuster would give you a refund if you have problem with it. "Mr. Lehrer, then a 31-year-old wunderkind of the journalism and publishing worlds, had fabricated quotes from Bob Dylan and recycled his own work from one publication ...
Ceridwen
Ceridwen rated it 11 years ago
How 'bout this for author behavior:Jonah Lehrer was fired from his New Yorker gig for "self-plagiarizing". Basically, he was recycling content from his books, and while I think self-plagiarism isn't as egregious as other word theft, in terms of being a professional journalist, it's something akin to...
There Might Be Cupcakes and Books
There Might Be Cupcakes and Books rated it 13 years ago
I cannot in good conscience read any of his books, since he has admitted to fabricating quotes.
Barrita
Barrita rated it 13 years ago
Me molesta un poco la forma en que se plantea la idea acerca de que los artistas van adelantados a la neurociencia porque se pueden encontrar observaciones relacionadas al funcionamiento del cerebro en el arte de muchos. Parecería mas bien obvio, dado que son las personas que observan el comportamie...
billfranz
billfranz rated it 14 years ago
A really fascinating read!Each chapter chronicles a different artist, their struggles and their core beliefs, which as we know now were far ahead of their time.The book is a bit of a primer on these artists and many unknown (at least to me) aspects of their lives. Definitely makes me want to dig dee...
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