“The chief requisite for the making of a good chicken pie is chicken; no amount of culinary legerdemain can make up for the lack of chicken. In the same way, the chief requisite for the history of science is intimate scientific knowledge; no amount of philosophic legerdemain can make up for its absence.” WayAmountAbsenceChiefsIntimateCulinaryChickensPiePhilosophicHistory Of ScienceScientific Knowledge Book:The Teaching of the History of Science Source: The Teaching of the History of Science
“Greek culture is pleasant to contemplate because of its great simplicity and naturalness, and because of the absence of gadgets, each of which is sooner or later a cause of servitude.” CultureCausesSimplicityAbsenceGreekPleasantContemplatingSooner Or LaterServitudeGadgetsGreek Culture Book:Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece Source: Ancient Science Through the Golden Age of Greece
