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“The human baby, the human being, is a mosaic of animal and angel.”

Quote by Jacob Bronowski

Book:The Ascent of Man

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The Ascent of Man

A seminal work that examines the evolution of human society, culture, and technology, highlighting key milestones and the impact of human ingenuity on the world. more

Author

Jacob Bronowski

Jacob Bronowski was an outstanding mathematician born on January 18, 1908, and died on August 22, 1974. He made significant contributions to the field of mathematics, particularly in topology and mathematical physics. more

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“A popular cliche in philosophy says that science is pure analysis or reductionism, like taking the rainbow to pieces; and art is pure synthesis, putting the rainbow together. This is not so. All imagination begins by analyzing nature.”

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“The paradox of knowledge is not confined to the small, atomic scale; on the contrary, it is as cogent on the scale of man, and even of the stars.”

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“The central opposition between magic and science is the opposition between power and knowledge.”

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“It is very much easier to divide your outlook on the world into two halves, to say that you know this belongs to the daily half and this belongs to the Sunday half.”

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