“True technique will know how to maintain the illusion of liberty, choice, and individuality; but these will have been carefully calculated so that they will be integrated into the mathematical reality merely as appearances!” KnowsHas BeensRealityChoicesLibertyKnow HowIllusionIndividualityAppearanceTechniqueMathematicalIntegrated Author:Jacques Ellul
“As in political revolutions, so in paradigm choice--there is no standard higher than the assent of the relevant community. To discover how scientific revolutions are effected, we shall therefore have to examine not only the impact of nature and of logic, but also the techniques of persuasive argumentation effective within the quite special groups that constitute the community of scientists.” SciencePoliticalChoicesCommunityGroupsSpecialRevolutionHigherStandardsLogicScientistImpactTechniqueRelevantParadigmPersuasiveArgumentationPolitical RevolutionScientific Revolution Book:The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition Source: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition