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Will a Mega-Dose of Classical Philosphy Destroy Jeff VanderMeer's Brain? [Books]
io9.com - 12/27/2008
Will a Mega-Dose of Classical Philosphy Destroy Jeff VanderMeer's Brain? [Books]
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Urban fantasy writer Jeff VanderMeer has decided to alter his neurological makeup by reading 60 classic works of philosophy in 60 days - and recording online what the experiment is doing to his brain. VanderMeer, author of the celebrated City of Saints and Madmen and most recently of a ...

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60 in 60 Aside: “From One Philosophizer to Another”
Ecstatic Days — ... Meanwhile, io9 wonders if this exercise will destroy my brain, and a couple of trolls commenting therein reveal a level of ‘tardation one can only dream of attaining with electric shock treatment. ...

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