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To: E who wrote (3904)	12/15/2002 2:22:49 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Respond to of 7689

I imagine I've told you more than you care to know about the Luminists. LOL!!! And I'm sure I told you more than you ever wanted to know about the Principle of Least Action. Those paintings are impressive! And beautiful. In the small versions, they could pass for photographs (although I suppose that's not considered a compliment to a painting). And I printed several and they look like photographs too. Check this out: treesplace.com I like "Haze at Sunset". Or this: artnet.com

To: E who wrote (3904)	12/15/2002 4:36:52 PM
From: E	Respond to of 7689

I knew you'd have heard of Maupertuis. And you remind me that I did know that Darwin wasn't one of the earliest to 'get' evolution. Part of the structure of that wonderful book on the subject of evolutionary psychology/biology that I've mentioned several times on SI, The Moral Animal, by Robert Wright, is the weaving into the text the life story of Darwin. It's not only a fascinating book, it's beautifully written, and that conceit was a masterful touch. I wonder if "masterful" used in that sense is sexist? One could hardly say "mistressful" and mean anything very impressive! I guess you could say that it's evocative of an era in which the concept contained in mastery was assumed to be applicable only to males. amazon.com