Stanislav Andreski in Social Sciences as Sorcery (1972) So long as authority inspires awe, confusion and absurdity enhance conservative tendencies in society. Firstly, because clear and logical thinking leads to a cumulation of knowledge (of which the progress of the… Read More ›
Day: Tuesday June 7, 2005
The World is (Information) Fat
“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.” — Samuel Johnson quoted in Boswell’s “Life of Johnson.” If you come to think about it for a moment, what… Read More ›
