“What defines a person? Is it their memories? Their hobbies? … According to a new study, kindness, loyalty, and other traits of morality are what really constitute someone’s being. … Contrary to what generations of philosophers and psychologists have thought, memory loss doesn’t make someone seem like a different person.”
Tag: 08.18.15
Top Posts From AJBlogs 08.18.15
To share or not to share: On nonprofits and the disclosure of information to the public
AJBlog: Jumper Published 2015-08-18
Tom Krens: At It Again?
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2015-08-18
Chewing Up Chiu: Thin-Skinned DC Critics Feel Snubbed by Hirshhorn’s NYC Fundraising Gala
AJBlog: CultureGrrl Published 2015-08-18
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There Are More Than 400 Scripted TV Shows This Season. Is That Too Much TV?
“Distinctions between television companies and streaming companies miss the point: Pretty much everybody you’ve seen here in the last couple of weeks are both.”
Why Can’t The Concert Tuxedo Be Made Like High-Tech Athletic Clothing?
“I probably have, I don’t know, eight or 10 formal wear shirts. I haven’t worn one of them since he gave me that shirt. It doesn’t cling to skin, you don’t feel soaking wet and clammy an hour into a Mahler symphony or an opera.”