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Page 58
... ' physical ' properties of natural phenomena , as Kepler himself was quick to perceive when he meditated on the complex geometry of a snowflake and observed that a similar order , as if mind were at work , 58 THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE.
... ' physical ' properties of natural phenomena , as Kepler himself was quick to perceive when he meditated on the complex geometry of a snowflake and observed that a similar order , as if mind were at work , 58 THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE.
Page 66
... world picture he constructed . As this system of thought spread into every department , the autonomous worker , even in his most reduced mechanical aspect , would be progressively ex- cluded from the mechanism of production . Finally ...
... world picture he constructed . As this system of thought spread into every department , the autonomous worker , even in his most reduced mechanical aspect , would be progressively ex- cluded from the mechanism of production . Finally ...
Page 67
... mechanical world picture further ignored Leibnitz's salient distinction between accurate knowledge and adequate knowledge , and were too easily content with accuracy , even if at the cost of leaving out or even denying the existence of ...
... mechanical world picture further ignored Leibnitz's salient distinction between accurate knowledge and adequate knowledge , and were too easily content with accuracy , even if at the cost of leaving out or even denying the existence of ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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