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MAHLER is always referred to as a post-romantic composer, which provides a beneficial point of departures but constantly lead to distortions. The traditional image of this period, which corresponded almost exactly wit his lifetime (1860-1911), is of a lavishly talented collection of artists, aesthetically stranded in the shadows...

Author: By Chris Rochester, | Title: Gustav Mahler | 8/19/1969 | See Source »

Many intellectuals obviously must be involved in government. It is not enough to argue that such work risks intellectual compromise. Of course it does, but the greater risk is a government without intellectuals. Who wants, for example, a CIA run entirely by soldiers and policemen? In 1965 Robert Wood, head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: THE TORTURED ROLE OF THE INTELLECTUAL IN AMERICA | 5/9/1969 | See Source »

More often than not, human intelligence seeks to resolve these and a host of similar riddles by intuition alone. And intuition makes an excellent guide. But it is the cardinal premise of a division of social science called decision theory that intuition is often not enough. Decision theory is based...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Decision Theory: Guide to Choice-Making | 4/18/1969 | See Source »

It is the interpretation of a given chart that determines whether an astrologer is adjudged good, mediocre or bad. And it is here that astrology's scientific pretensions are tested, and fail. If astrology works in any way other than intuition on one side and faith plus hope on the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Astrology: Fad and Phenomenon | 3/21/1969 | See Source »

Sensitivity, intuition and maybe even clairvoyance make the difference between such tomfoolery and "good" astrology. The good astrologer senses the mood of his client, perceives his problems and finds

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Astrology: Fad and Phenomenon | 3/21/1969 | See Source »

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