File 5 - "The Identity of Man - correspondence re content"

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Correspondents include: Frieda Darlington (New York) on a saying about a Wordsworth quotation in Bronowski's talks as broadcast on WBAI radio; Majorie Grene (Professor of Philosophy, University of California at Davis) on listening to 'The Identity of Man' lectures on KPFA radio, using the text of the lectures in teaching a Philosophy of Science course, and discussion of ideas of philosophers of science; Robert B Livingston (department of Neurosciences, University of California at Davis) on reading an advance copy of 'The Identity of Man' book; Fred Coots (La Jolla Methodist Church) on appreciation of hearing the lectures; Seymour E Harris (department of Economics, University of California at San Diego) sending Bronowski a copy of a letter from 1865 on the problems of teaching mathematics; Samuel Ogboka (President, the International Society of Registered Witchdoctors) on Bronowski's discussion of Witchdoctors in 'The Identity of Man'; Jack Harrison (Christian Faith and Higher Education Institute, Michigan) thanking Bronowski for a visit to the Salk Institute, giving Bronowski a book, and thanking him for 'The Identity of Man' lectures; Bruce [Mazlish] (department of Humanities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) on 'The Identity of Man' and an enquiry from Dr Bernard Cazes (Paris); Professor John Danby on Bronowski's comments on King Lear in 'The Identity of Man' which were inspired by Danby; and S E Luria (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Hudson Hoagland (The Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Massachusetts), and Theodosius Dobzhansky (The Rockefeller Institute, New York) thanking Bronowski for sending copies of the book.

Also includes: a typescript and press cutting (Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan 1965) of a review of 'The Identity of Man' by Irving Bengelsdorf; a copy of a letter from Bronowski to Charles Nussman (New York) on Nussman's interpretation of a poem by Robert Frost that he had written to Bronowski about; a copy of a letter from Bronowski to Beverly White (Minnesota) on an article by Lynn White Jr. and references to Taoist literature which White had sent him; a copy of letter from Bronowski to the editors of the New York Review on criticisms of 'The Identity of Man' lectures which appeared in the New York Review; 2 issues of 'Manas' which discussed 'The Identity of Man' and other work by Bronowski; and a press release on the last of Bronowski's 'Identity of Man' lectures delivered at Sherwood Hall, La Jolla.