Re: Patriarchy: Re: What Matriarchy?
Bryant (mycol1@unm.edu)
3 Aug 1996 14:28:16 -0600
In article <32028668.2C7D@byu.edu>,
Shannon Adams <shannon_adams@byu.edu> wrote:
>Bryant wrote:
>> Please explain (or "deconstruct" or whatever) how each of the following are
>> expressions of political or social bias:
>> 1. E=mc^2
>> 2. Newton's second law
>> 3. the identification by Francis and Crick of the structure of DNA
>All of these are example of the Western cultural context.
Wrong. All of these are descriptions of the physical world. Newton's
observations about gravity may not be described mathematically by WaiWai
hunters, but they still exhibit caution around waterfalls.
Bryant
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