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Page 102
... expression accompanied the treatises of Descartes and Hobbes. I refer to The Great Didactic' of John Amos Comenius, the Moravian teacher and theologian. As a philosopher Comenius established his general theory of teaching on the ...
... expression accompanied the treatises of Descartes and Hobbes. I refer to The Great Didactic' of John Amos Comenius, the Moravian teacher and theologian. As a philosopher Comenius established his general theory of teaching on the ...
Page 137
... expression in his classic study, 'Arbeit und Rhythmus,' unfortunately never translated into English; and I have emphasized, in 'Art and Technics' and elsewhere, the fact that mechanical invention and esthetic expression were inseparable ...
... expression in his classic study, 'Arbeit und Rhythmus,' unfortunately never translated into English; and I have emphasized, in 'Art and Technics' and elsewhere, the fact that mechanical invention and esthetic expression were inseparable ...
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... expression only in Leonardo's works and days: but that expression — though imperfect — pervaded his whole life. Significantly, he was not alone: minds of the same caliber, like Durer's and Michelangelo's, surrounded him, and similar ...
... expression only in Leonardo's works and days: but that expression — though imperfect — pervaded his whole life. Significantly, he was not alone: minds of the same caliber, like Durer's and Michelangelo's, surrounded him, and similar ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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