An 18th-Century Brain in a 21st-Century Head

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

In An 18th-Century Brain in a 21st-Century Head, Virginia Postrel says, “Surviving the 21st century with our sanity and civilization intact will require less Nietzsche and more Hume.”

Which raises another question: is Virginia Postrel an Ant Fan? From Room at the Top:

Made in England born and bred
An eighteenth century brain
In a twenty-first century head

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