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Freeman Dyson's life experiences made him a wise, kindly
grandfather figure to two generations of students enrolled in an
undergraduate university course 'Science, Technology, &
Society.' Near the end of each semester, the class sent him written
questions, on reading Professor Dyson's memoir Disturbing the
Universe. The letter exchanges occurred regularly from April 1993
through December 2019.'Yours Ever, Freeman' is devoted to this
correspondence between Professor Dyson and the students. His
responses went beyond answering questions, as he enlarged the scope
of the questions by sharing stories from his experiences. While
others have written of Professor Dyson's accomplishments and
awards; the class came to know him through his discussions about
life, science, and society. Topics ranged from the existential to
headlines of the day, from national policies to personal values.
Over three thousand students have been blessed to count Freeman
Dyson as a mentor and consider him as a friend.'Yours Ever,
Freeman' supplements Dear Professor Dyson published earlier. While
the 2016 book included in-depth reviews of the STS course contents
from which the correspondence emerged, besides including the
2016-2019 correspondence, the present book maintains a tight focus
on the correspondence itself, annotated as necessary for context.
The book's title comes from the way Professor Dyson signed his
letters.
Freeman Dyson's life experiences made him a wise, kindly
grandfather figure to two generations of students enrolled in an
undergraduate university course 'Science, Technology, &
Society.' Near the end of each semester, the class sent him written
questions, on reading Professor Dyson's memoir Disturbing the
Universe. The letter exchanges occurred regularly from April 1993
through December 2019.'Yours Ever, Freeman' is devoted to this
correspondence between Professor Dyson and the students. His
responses went beyond answering questions, as he enlarged the scope
of the questions by sharing stories from his experiences. While
others have written of Professor Dyson's accomplishments and
awards; the class came to know him through his discussions about
life, science, and society. Topics ranged from the existential to
headlines of the day, from national policies to personal values.
Over three thousand students have been blessed to count Freeman
Dyson as a mentor and consider him as a friend.'Yours Ever,
Freeman' supplements Dear Professor Dyson published earlier. While
the 2016 book included in-depth reviews of the STS course contents
from which the correspondence emerged, besides including the
2016-2019 correspondence, the present book maintains a tight focus
on the correspondence itself, annotated as necessary for context.
The book's title comes from the way Professor Dyson signed his
letters.
Freud's excellent lectures introducing the key pillars of
psychoanalytic practice and theory are presented here complete in
hardcover. Delivered between 1915 and 1917, the lectures detail
theories pioneered by Freud. Delivered in the later part of his
career, these lectures are a retrospective summary of the ideas
which revolutionized psychology in the early 20th century. It is
here that the fully-formed ideas are expressed clearly, with the
added benefit of experiences Freud had in employing his methods to
treat sufferers of mental illness and neuroses. The translation of
the lectures to English was accomplished by Freud's contemporary G.
Stanley Hall. Since appearing in 1920, this rendition of the
lectures has been praised for accurately relaying the concepts,
theory and practices behind Freudian psychoanalysis. This edition
also contains an introductory preface by Hall, who explains the
intellectual context and rival theories present in the-then
fledgling scientific discipline of psychology.
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