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”There is, however, one case where I will have to take your indications into account and modify my measurements. It is when it is a question of constructing an integral mathematical representation of the universe, I mean of everything that … Read More
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Isaac Newton’s mechanics is based on a theology: his God is a geometer and an architect who has known how to combine the materials of the system in such a way that result a stable state of equilibrium and a … Read More
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Before teaching others, he had to educate himself; we know nothing of this personal training; the Socrates of the Clouds (423) is a mature man, and he was over sixty when Plato knew him; at least, a precious document reveals … Read More
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Elon Musk is currently embroiled in a conflict with the Brazilian government, primarily over his social media platform, X. The Brazilian government issued a court order to block Musk’s social network X, as certain accounts were not suspended who spread … Read More
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The originality of the Milesians seems to have been the choice of images by which they represented the sky and the meteors; these images retain nothing fantastic from the myths; they are borrowed either from the arts or from direct … Read More
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Christianity is not opposed to Greek philosophy as one doctrine to another doctrine. The natural and spontaneous form of Christianity is not didactic and written teaching. In the Christian communities of the apostolic age, composed of artisans and ordinary people, … Read More
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What interests the history of philosophy is less dialectic as an art of discussion than the use we try to make of it to arrive at a conception of reality. To clarify, let us recall that Boethius’ collection posed several … Read More
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We must carefully distinguish the West from the East; in the great religious controversies which marked the end of Antiquity in the East, we sense the same metaphysical concern, the same concern to determine the intelligible structure of things as … Read More
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Definitions Scalar field: application which associates a scalar (i.e. a number) with each point in space. Vector field: application which associates a vector with each point in space. Edges of volumes and surfaces: for a volume V, we note ∂V … Read More
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One of the most characteristic productions of the century is De jure belli et pacis (1625) by Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), the author of the doctrine of the law of nature, which claims to find universal rules and obligatory for all … Read More
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