Re: Patriarchy: Re: What Matriarchy?
Marty G. Price (mprice@Ra.MsState.Edu)
Thu, 8 Aug 1996 14:24:46 -0500
On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Stephen Barnard wrote:
[regarding Bill Woody's post on Aristotle]
>
> If you read what I wrote, you'll see that I said he was EITHER ignorant
> OR contemptuous of it. You're saying he was ignorant of it because it
> hadn't been uncovered yet. Fine. Or maybe there was some other reason
> he didn't use it. That's fine too. The point is that *he didn't use
> it*, and that caused him to make some really bad mistakes.
>
No, Aristotle didn't use the experimental method --- he helped *develop*
it. There's a long, not very direct road from Aristotle to Francis Bacon
(with lots of folks who used Aristotle as the basis for a very different
turn), but that doesn't alter the fact that your post is silly.
You're blaming the inventor of the wheel for not building a Mercedes Benz.
Blessed Be,
Gale
"The only purpose in learning history is so you can watch your blood
pressure rise as you listen to the chatterings of those who know none."
--- That quote's my own; seemed very fitting here.
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