tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post4978425111845442293..comments2024-03-29T03:19:09.227-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: A BRIEF PAUSE FOR FAMILY DISCUSSIONRobert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-69634980739365411172011-07-28T15:15:04.067-04:002011-07-28T15:15:04.067-04:00I just re-read the chapter [pages 77-79], and it t...I just re-read the chapter [pages 77-79], and it turns out that I mis-remembered the story. It seems that it is the concept of "right" that she has lost, not the concept of "left." This condition, which is the result of a massive stroke, is apparently called "unilateral neglect." Sacks' description and characterization is quite interesting. I shan't try to summarize it here.Robert Paul Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-85101145707935779612011-07-28T09:57:50.792-04:002011-07-28T09:57:50.792-04:00As I remember that Sacks story, the woman still th...As I remember that Sacks story, the woman still thought she was turning to the right. The whole concept of right existed for her in theory, it's just in practice, without her awareness, she was as you said going through hoops to interact with things on her right side.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.com