GE CLST 73A Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Dementia, Scientific Method, Svetlana Alexievich
10 Nov 2016
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People during shakespeare"s time organized everything in patterns of three. Woyzeck by georg buchner--after scientific method, before darwin. The hard problem by tom stoppard brings us to current times, published a year ago. Literature allows us to explore possibilities by means of our imagination, whether you can test or not, whether or not there is any empirical evidence for objects of your explorations. Svetlana alexievich: distinguished journalist (deepens our comprehension of an entire area) Lewy body dementia: 2nd most common type of progressive dementia after alzheimer"s: protein deposits= lewy bodies develop in nerve cells in brain regions, causes progressive decline in mental abilities, visual hallucinations, changes in alertness & attention. Name lear is in cordelia & part of his name is in the other 2=each of his daughter has something from him. Cordelia- suitors are duke of burgundy and king of france: france values her as a person but could overtake england.
