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“Those who violate the rules of a language do not enter new territory; they leave the domain of meaningful discourse. Even facts in these circumstances dissolve, because they are shaped by the language and subjected to its limitations.”

Book:Conquest of Abundance: A Tale of Abstraction Versus the Richness of Being

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Conquest of Abundance: A Tale of Abstraction Versus the Richness of Being

This book delves into the philosophical debate surrounding the value of abstract ideas versus the tangible aspects of life. more

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Paul Feyerabend

Paul Feyerabend was a prominent philosopher known for his significant contributions to the philosophy of science. His ideas have had a profound impact on methodology and epistemology in science. more

“What is surprising is that almost all the trends that developed within the sciences, Aristotelianism and an extreme Platonism included, produced results, not only in special domains, but everywhere; there exist highly theoretical branches of biology and highly empirical parts of astrophysics. The world is a complex an many-sided thing.”

World Results Special Complexes Extremes Branches Biology Trends Surprising Domain Theoretical Astrophysics

Author:Paul Feyerabend

“When Western civilization invaded the Near and Far East and what is now called the Third World it imposed its own ideas of a proper environment and a rewarding life. Doing this, it disrupted the delicate patterns of adaptation and created problems that had not existed before.”

World Ideas Problem Environment Civilization Thirds Western Patterns East Delicate Adaptation Third World Western Civilization Near And Far

Book:Conquest of Abundance: A Tale of Abstraction Versus the Richness of Being

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“There is no "scientific worldview" just as there is no uniform enterprise "science" - except in the minds of metaphysicians, school masters, and scientists blinded by the achievements of their own particular niche... There is no objective principle that could direct us away from the supermarket "religion" or the supermarket "art" toward the more modern, and much more expensive supermarket "science." Besides, the search for such guidance would be in conflict with the idea of individual responsibility which allegedly is an important ingredient of a "rational" or scientific age.”