http://trilema.com/2021/degeneration-by-max-nordau-adnotated-diagnosis/ Moving targets for a fast crowd. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:04:11 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 http://trilema.com/2021/degeneration-by-max-nordau-adnotated-diagnosis/#comment-163679 The emotional content of speech on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Wed, 12 May 2021 19:36:51 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=100673#comment-163679 [...] pp. 198–99. ISBN 978-1-4443-4140-9. "For most people, emotional words and scenes lead to heightened activity in the amygdala as the emotional sense of the situation overcomes them, often shutting down higher functions. For [...] [...] pp. 198–99. ISBN 978-1-4443-4140-9. "For most people, emotional words and scenes lead to heightened activity in the amygdala as the emotional sense of the situation overcomes them, often shutting down higher functions. For [...]

]]> http://trilema.com/2021/degeneration-by-max-nordau-adnotated-diagnosis/#comment-163290 La nostalgia... on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Sat, 01 May 2021 13:35:58 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=100673#comment-163290 [...] out that window instead, it's literally better than any painted peisage I ever did see. Not that I despise Manet or anything ; but there's limits to the human hand. What do I see in it ? It's just a few hills, [...] [...] out that window instead, it's literally better than any painted peisage I ever did see. Not that I despise Manet or anything ; but there's limits to the human hand. What do I see in it ? It's just a few hills, [...]

]]> http://trilema.com/2021/degeneration-by-max-nordau-adnotated-diagnosis/#comment-163196 Mircea Popescu Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:05:41 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=100673#comment-163196 Haha why ty! Haha why ty!

]]> http://trilema.com/2021/degeneration-by-max-nordau-adnotated-diagnosis/#comment-163180 pletzalcoatl Wed, 28 Apr 2021 01:10:49 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=100673#comment-163180 Among the gems of the discussion of pigments and the gracious Caragiale translations, I particularly enjoyed footnote 55's shiny brass nail going into Nordau's coffin. This isn't even god's work; it's specifically yours. Among the gems of the discussion of pigments and the gracious Caragiale translations, I particularly enjoyed footnote 55's shiny brass nail going into Nordau's coffin. This isn't even god's work; it's specifically yours.

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