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... purely scientific inquirer does not know where the path will lead him it is sufficient that it be clearly marked . Modern science defines the method , not the aim , of its work . It is based upon numbering and calculating — in short ...
... purely scientific inquirer does not know where the path will lead him it is sufficient that it be clearly marked . Modern science defines the method , not the aim , of its work . It is based upon numbering and calculating — in short ...
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... purely formal , securing only uniformity and completeness of treatment , or it was that of prac- tical usefulness - the philosophy of fruit and progress . The plan adopt- ed by Diderot and d'Alembert could hardly attain anything more ...
... purely formal , securing only uniformity and completeness of treatment , or it was that of prac- tical usefulness - the philosophy of fruit and progress . The plan adopt- ed by Diderot and d'Alembert could hardly attain anything more ...
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... purely German science , but have largely taken notice of non - German research . Special reports on the state of any science or branch of science in a nation have , of course , quite a different meaning and value . 2 The term is still ...
... purely German science , but have largely taken notice of non - German research . Special reports on the state of any science or branch of science in a nation have , of course , quite a different meaning and value . 2 The term is still ...
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... purely practical ; it is a popular and handy instrument for the diffusion of knowledge , whilst philosophical divisions are merely formal , and at best are applicable only to a narrow and limited sphere of research.1 The age of ...
... purely practical ; it is a popular and handy instrument for the diffusion of knowledge , whilst philosophical divisions are merely formal , and at best are applicable only to a narrow and limited sphere of research.1 The age of ...
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... purely scientific writers -paid most attention to the meta- physical foundations of geometry and dynamics , and has critically examined the earlier theories of Kant , published a century ago . It is interesting in this respect to note ...
... purely scientific writers -paid most attention to the meta- physical foundations of geometry and dynamics , and has critically examined the earlier theories of Kant , published a century ago . It is interesting in this respect to note ...
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