“Heal the Wound, Cure the illness, but let the Dying spirit go”
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) American writer
Source: Earthsea Books, A Wizard of Earthsea (1968), Chapter 5
“241. An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.”
Jacula Prudentum (1651)
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“The music that can deepest reach,
And cure all ill, is cordial speech.”
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Mes ki ne mustre s'enferté
A peine en peot aver santé:
Amur est plaie dedenz cors,
E si ne piert nïent defors.
Ceo est un mal que lunges tient,
Pur ceo que de nature vient.
"Guigemar", line 481; p. 49.
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Roger Wolcott Sperry (1913–1994) American neuroscientist
New Mindset on Consciousness (1987)
Context: I have a very one-track mind that needs to concentrate. I asked myself which issue is more important: whether mental states are more left- or right-hemispheric, or whether they are causal in brain function. From weighing the pros and cons, I decided that the left-brain, right-brain work was well in orbit and that it would be more important to shift my primary focus to consciousness.
The mind-brain issues are intrinsically more compelling. They carry strong humanistic as well as scientific implications. I could foresee changes in our world view, guiding beliefs, and social values. In the context of today's worsening world conditions and our imperiled future, this work seemed far more important than whether you can find a brain theory enabling people to learn faster, draw better, make better medical diagnoses, and so on.
We're beginning to learn the hard way that today's global ills are not cured by more and more science and technology.
