an ancient Indian legend illustrat-
ing the wisdom of the god Shiva,
each of two men, a thinker and an
athlete, has his head removed and
grafted onto the other's body. The
wife of each becomes confused as to
which portion of her spouse she
should stay with. Shiva, who sensed
the importance of consciousness and
knew where it lay, told them to go
with the head.
Today, readers interested in the
mind have a problem not unlike that
of the wives. The literature is divided
into two camps:...