Literature/1939/Bernal
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- In science men have learned consciously to subordinate themselves to a common purpose without losing the individuality of their achievements. Each one knows that his work depends on that of his predecessors and colleagues, and that it can only reach its fruition through the work of his successors. In science men collaborate not because they are forced to by superior authority or because they blindly follow some chosen leader, but because they realize that only in this willing collaboration can each man find his goal. (pp. 415-416)
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- q: John Desmond Bernal#The Social Function of Science (1939)
- w: Society for Social Studies of Science
- w: Sociology of science
- w: Scientific revolution
- w: Science of science policy
- w: Science and Civilisation in China
- w: Two Cultures
Chronology
- Garfield, Eugene (1982). "J.D. Bernal -- The Sage of Cambridge: 4S Award Memorizes His Contributions to the Social Studies of Science." Current Contents 19 (May 19, 1982) pp. 5-17. [+]
- Bernal, J. D. (1939). The Social Function of Science. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. [+]
- Wells, H. G. (1938). World Brain. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co. [+]
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| The shade of the bar looks invariant in isolation but variant in context, in (favor of) sharp contrast with the color gradient background, hence an innate illusion we have to reasonably interpret and overcome as well as the mirage. Such variance appearing seasonably from context to context may not only be the case with our vision but worldview in general in practice indeed, whether a priori or a posteriori. Perhaps no worldview from nowhere, without any point of view or prejudice at all!
Ogden & Richards (1923) said, "All experience ... is either enjoyed or interpreted ... or both, and very little of it escapes some degree of interpretation." H. G. Wells (1938) said, "The human individual is born now to live in a society for which his fundamental instincts are altogether inadequate." |
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