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... space , time and matter are no intuitions . They are recepts from culture and language . " ( 1952 , p . 40 ) . Just as it is possible to have any number of geometries other than the Euclidean which give an equally perfect account of space ...
... space , time and matter are no intuitions . They are recepts from culture and language . " ( 1952 , p . 40 ) . Just as it is possible to have any number of geometries other than the Euclidean which give an equally perfect account of space ...
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... Euclidean space , New- tonian time and strict deterministic causality , is essentially clas- sical mechanics which , therefore , is the absolute system of knowl- edge , applying to any phenomenon as well as to any mind as observer . It ...
... Euclidean space , New- tonian time and strict deterministic causality , is essentially clas- sical mechanics which , therefore , is the absolute system of knowl- edge , applying to any phenomenon as well as to any mind as observer . It ...
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... space still has , as it were from time to non - jumping lemurs , a particular preponderance over the visual . Hence ... Euclidean structure of the visual space was first indicated by von Bertalanffy ( 1937 , p . 155 ) , while " curious ...
... space still has , as it were from time to non - jumping lemurs , a particular preponderance over the visual . Hence ... Euclidean structure of the visual space was first indicated by von Bertalanffy ( 1937 , p . 155 ) , while " curious ...
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The Meaning of General System Theory | 30 |
Science and Society | 51 |
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