It is a profoundly erroneous truism, repeated by all copy-books and by eminent people when they are making speeches, that we should cultivate the habit of thinking ^ what we are doing. The precise opposite is the case. Civilization advances by extending... An Introduction to Mathematics - 43. lappuseautors: Alfred North Whitehead - 1911 - 256 lapasPilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
| Paul Carus - 1914 - 666 lapas
...more advanced problems, and in effect increases the mental power of the race."9 Then again:18 "... .by the aid of symbolism, we can make transitions...cavalry charges in a battle — they are strictly 'Home University Library, London and New York,' 1911, p. 59. "Ibid., p. 61. limited in number, they... | |
| Sir Thomas Percy Nunn - 1914 - 654 lapas
...that they illustrate so clearly the " economy of thought " at which mathematics constantly aims. " Civilization advances by extending the number of important...which we can perform without thinking about them." l Finally it should be noted that the word "equation" is avoided throughout Section I. There seem good... | |
| Thomas Percy Nunn, Sir Thomas Percy Nunn - 1914 - 762 lapas
...that they illustrate so clearly the " economy of thought " at which mathematics constantly aims. " Civilization advances by extending the number of important...operations which we can perform without thinking about them."1 Finally it should be noted that the word "equation" is avoided throughout Section I. There... | |
| Thomas Sharper Knowlson - 1917 - 334 lapas
...mechanically by the eye, which otherwise would call into play the higher faculties of the brain. Civilisation advances by extending the number of important operations...which we can perform without thinking about them." performed can be done in half the time, more pleasantly, and with less exhaustion, then the longer... | |
| Thomas Sharper Knowlson - 1918 - 336 lapas
...mechanically by the eye, which otherwise would call into play the higher faculties of the brain. Civilisation advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them.'1 performed can be done in half the time, more pleasantly, and with less exhaustion, then the... | |
| Sir Thomas Percy Nunn, Thomas Percy Nunn - 1919 - 654 lapas
...that they illustrate so clearly the " economy of thought " at which mathematics constantly aims. " Civilization advances by extending the number of important...which we can perform without thinking about them." 1 Finally it should be noted that the word "equation" is avoided throughout Section I. There seem good... | |
| Carl W. Condit - 1964 - 460 lapas
...expression are vital to a living culture, but we should remember with Whitehead that "civilization [also] advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking about them."10 8 For a discussion of the general economic and historical problem of the preservation of American... | |
| F. A. Hayek - 1980 - 284 lapas
...and by eminent people when they are making speeches, that we should cultivate the habit of thinking what we are doing. The precise opposite is the case....which we can perform without thinking about them." This is of profound significance in the social field. We make constant use of formulas, symbols, and... | |
| 1984 - 514 lapas
...this way [10]: It is a profoundly erroneous truism, that we should cultivate the habit of thinking what we are doing. The precise opposite is the case....which we can perform without thinking about them. Some other tools that may help are: transformation of costing practices to give visibility to costs... | |
| Russell Hardin - 1988 - 254 lapas
...therefore a better guide for our action than is abstract deductive reasoning. As Whitehead remarks, "Civilization advances by extending the number of...operations which we can perform without thinking about them"—we do not have to think about them because others have done the practical thinking and testing... | |
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