Barbara H. Smith
Author of Poetic Closure: A Study of How Poems End
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- Smith, Barbara Herrnstein
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- Brandeis University (BA, PhD)
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The principle manner in which Smith chooses to achieve concord is to illuminate the blind-spots in some of the most densely articulated scientific exegeses of the subject, and to point out the cognitive similarities on both sides the polemic divide. The result is a blast of cold water on the whole faith v. science debate. While the front lines may continue to rage (truth claims being what they are), Smith provides some relief for those who seek a calmer mind.… (more)