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“Scholars Debate Whether ‘Feel’ Has Killed Rationalists’ ‘Think.’” Article by Israel Shenker. New York Times, 4 March, 52. Account of Theatre of Ideas debate on “The End of the Rationalist Tradition?” Moderated by Conor Cruise O’Brien with Robert Lowell as timekeeper; the debaters were Mailer, Leslie Fiedler, Peter Gay and Jean Malaquais, all of whom are quoted.