Eastwood’s Gran Torino is a love letter to what psychologist John Ray calls “the old-fashioned personality.” (Here‘s my quick intro to the paper). Who else but Eastwood could so compellingly dramatize Ray’s conclusion that “when pejorative assumptions are discarded,
the old-fashioned person would appear to have many potentially
admirable characteristics”?
Jan 14 2009
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Jan 13 2009
From Singapore Politics Under the People's Action Party:Lee Kuan Yew believes in eugenics. Among others, he has been influenced by Professor H.J. Eysenck, an expert on measuring intelligence who visited Singapore in 1987. Lee states that his views are a result of observation, empirical enquiry, and study.&n...
Jan 13 2009
Eastwood's Gran Torino is a love letter to what psychologist John Ray calls "the old-fashioned personality." (Here's my quick intro to the paper). Who else but Eastwood could so compellingly dramatize Ray's conclusion that "when pejorative assumptions are discarded, the old-fashioned person would appear to ...
READER COMMENTS
Jeff H.
Jan 13 2009 at 11:31pm
The second link needs redoing, methinks.
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