Singers and songs of the liberal faith Book

Feeling for a thing, personal knowledge, and the ability to identify with the research subject attempt to fuse the sensuous experience and the scientific imagination linked to it. In a way, the process is a counterpart of philosophical insight (Anschauung). Metaphorically, it is a kind of brain economy, the right hemisphere helping the overburdened left hemisphere. In athletic terms, it is better coordination of the body, of the legs and hands in a cross-country run, not a shortcut that would illegally reduce the distance. (from The Discovery: An Autopsy)

A welcome inspiration for all the brain hemispheres and their antics. The title essay (Shedding Life) is a particularly adept example of the way science, art, and philosophy mutually enlighten and challenge each other. Hail, the poet-immunologist.