He had a hard time with the second one, which is rare, but I think he thought it was worht it.
This was definitely how I felt about it. I've got quite the man-crush on Professor Eco's magnificent brain. He's one of those thinkers on par with Einstein, Hawking and Newton. That he's applied his considerable thought to semiotics and the form and function of language among humans makes it no less so. I have a copy of both The Sign of Three - a layman's (sort of) guide to semiotics, written with Thomas Sebeok - and Semiotcs and the Philosophy of Language, which is his university textbook on semiotics. I've read most of Sign of Three, and only a small part of SatPoL.
Like A Brief History of Time, SatPoL made my brain go very hurty.
((Cindy)) Sounds scary and frustrating.
I skipped and skimmed.
I am sick. 2nd day of vaca. I am full of snot, anf my voice is 3 octaves lower and my throat hurts.
Bleargh.
Thanks askye, and Gud, and everyone.
Gud, what was going on with your dw's car? Did you get it all sorted?
Like A Brief History of Time, SatPoL made my brain go very hurty.
Have you read Simon Singh's
The Big Bang
? It's not a dense, think-y book, but it's an incredibly engaging look at the process of scientific discovery.
Gud, what was going on with your dw's car? Did you get it all sorted?
Dunno. The brake light is no longer on, but we'll probably take into the dealer pretty soon. It's under warrenty, so repairs aren't fiscally scary.
I recently read Brian Greene's "The Fabric of the Cosmos" and it has a great overview of quantum mechanics and cosmology in addition to the main topic of string theory.
Sorry to hear that, Erin. Hope you don't have whatever I've had for approximately two weeks. Because that's just too long.
