Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/01

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Subject: Re: OT: Science, art, progress, humbug (was Re: [Leica] yesterday's technolgy at retired dentists prices!
From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 2001 22:26:55 -0700
References: <B7621E6C.115EA%john@pinkheadedbug.com> <3355739.993810239@VAIO> <3B3CE4B4.749C9788@ncep.noaa.gov> <20360187161.20010629230206@web-options.com>

What are we using as a definition for science? Are we talking here of
the first science, or are we talking of techne? 

Slobodan Dimitrov

> 
> > Science, I think, does progress
> > by building on what came before. Art doesn't. That's what makes them different.
>

In reply to: Message from Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com> (Re: [Leica] yesterday's technolgy at retired dentists prices!)
Message from Brian Reid <Brian.Reid@cs.cmu.edu> (Re: [Leica] yesterday's technolgy at retired dentists prices!)
Message from "Barney Quinn, Jr." <barney@ncep.noaa.gov> (Re: [Leica] yesterday's technolgy at retired dentists prices!)
Message from Bob Walkden <bob@web-options.com> (OT: Science, art, progress, humbug (was Re: [Leica] yesterday's technolgy at retired dentists prices!)