Author name: Mesut Şenol

The Most Common Element in Music and Poetry Poetry and music have always been intimately related. Music for example can help children develop rhythmic intelligence and notice rhythm in poetry and in a broader sense in language, which are important skills in learning how to read and developing fluency as readers. Since poetry on the

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Lera Boroditsky is a cognitive scientist and professor in the fields of language and cognition. She is one of the main contributors to the theory of linguistic relativity. She is a Searle Scholar, a McDonnell Scholar, recipient of a National Science Foundation Career award, and an American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientist.

Each of us attempts, in one way or another, to understand and interpret the society in which we live. Insights found in seminal sociological works can provide us with valuable perspectives. I was delighted to learn that the book “The Coming Crisis of Western Sociology” by the renowned sociologist Alvin W. Gouldner —which I translated

Although human history has traversed various stages and evolutionary processes, a persistent “survival mode” has endured in a straight line. While communities characterized by solidarity, sharing, and a communal spirit lived in peace, the door to war —or more precisely, to acts of ruthlessness— was opened when those who had advanced in agriculture and production