Philosophy
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James Burnett, Lord Monboddo
October 25th, 1714 to May 26th, 1799
Scottish jurist and pioneer anthropologist who explored the origins of language and society and in some respects anticipated principles of Darwinian evolution. In his theory, he maintains that man was at first a mere animal, that he walked on all fours, and that he possessed a tail, of which we discover the rudiments. There has been a progression in mankind from one stage to higher, they erect themselves, they learn the use of their hands, and they learn to swim. They lived first on natural fruits, and then learned hunting and fishing. He is not so trustworthy as Darwin in his facts: he tells us that there is a whole nation of Esquimaux with only one leg; that in Ethiopia men have only one eye, and this in their foreheads and he believed in mermaids.
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo [Wikipedia]
Antient Metaphysics: Or, The Science of Universals Volume 1
Antient Metaphysics: Or, The Science of Universals Volume 2
Antient Metaphysics: Or, The Science of Universals Volume 3
Antient Metaphysics: Or, The Science of Universals Volume 4
Antient Metaphysics: Or, The Science of Universals Volume 5
Antient Metaphysics: Or, The Science of Universals Volume 6
Of the Origin and Progress of Language Volume 1
Of the Origin and Progress of Language Volume 2
Of the Origin and Progress of Language Volume 3
Of the Origin and Progress of Language Volume 4
Of the Origin and Progress of Language Volume 5
Of the Origin and Progress of Language Volume 6
- The Feast Of Saint Spanky
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- Volume #13 Of 30...huge Project On Albert Einstein
"Caltech and Princeton University Press Release Thirteenth Volume of Einstein Papers" September 26th, 2012 by Kimm Fesenmaier In the fall of 1922, when Albert Einstein's Nobel Prize in Physics was announced, the already-famous physicist was on a...
- Eureka! Or "archimedes And The Golden Crown"
Wikipedia... This exclamation is most famously attributed to the ancient Greek scholar Archimedes; he reportedly proclaimed "Eureka!" when he stepped into a bath and noticed that the water level rose—he suddenly understood that the volume of...
- Before Zahi Hawass...gaston Maspero
Gaston Maspero June 23rd, 1846 to June 30th, 1916 Long before Zahi Hawass [current Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities] there was Gaston Maspero a French Egyptologist and director general of excavations and antiquities for...
- John Desaguliers...scientist With An Amusing Story
John Theophilus Desaguliers March 13th, 1683 to February 29th, 1744 A scientist, a priest, and lecturer for the populace. Bill Ashworth [Linda Hall Library Newsletter] wrote... John Theophilus Desaguliers, an English physicist of French origin, was born...
Philosophy
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo...eccentric with strange ideas
[On the right.]James Burnett, Lord Monboddo
October 25th, 1714 to May 26th, 1799
Scottish jurist and pioneer anthropologist who explored the origins of language and society and in some respects anticipated principles of Darwinian evolution. In his theory, he maintains that man was at first a mere animal, that he walked on all fours, and that he possessed a tail, of which we discover the rudiments. There has been a progression in mankind from one stage to higher, they erect themselves, they learn the use of their hands, and they learn to swim. They lived first on natural fruits, and then learned hunting and fishing. He is not so trustworthy as Darwin in his facts: he tells us that there is a whole nation of Esquimaux with only one leg; that in Ethiopia men have only one eye, and this in their foreheads and he believed in mermaids.
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo [Wikipedia]
Antient Metaphysics: Or, The Science of Universals Volume 1
Antient Metaphysics: Or, The Science of Universals Volume 2
Antient Metaphysics: Or, The Science of Universals Volume 3
Antient Metaphysics: Or, The Science of Universals Volume 4
Antient Metaphysics: Or, The Science of Universals Volume 5
Antient Metaphysics: Or, The Science of Universals Volume 6
Of the Origin and Progress of Language Volume 1
Of the Origin and Progress of Language Volume 2
Of the Origin and Progress of Language Volume 3
Of the Origin and Progress of Language Volume 4
Of the Origin and Progress of Language Volume 5
Of the Origin and Progress of Language Volume 6
- The Feast Of Saint Spanky
My Fellow Comedists, The old saying is never follow children or animals and Hal Roach decided that he would bring Depression era audiences both with his Our Gang shorts. This week would be the birthday of George McFarland, known for the rest of his life...
- Volume #13 Of 30...huge Project On Albert Einstein
"Caltech and Princeton University Press Release Thirteenth Volume of Einstein Papers" September 26th, 2012 by Kimm Fesenmaier In the fall of 1922, when Albert Einstein's Nobel Prize in Physics was announced, the already-famous physicist was on a...
- Eureka! Or "archimedes And The Golden Crown"
Wikipedia... This exclamation is most famously attributed to the ancient Greek scholar Archimedes; he reportedly proclaimed "Eureka!" when he stepped into a bath and noticed that the water level rose—he suddenly understood that the volume of...
- Before Zahi Hawass...gaston Maspero
Gaston Maspero June 23rd, 1846 to June 30th, 1916 Long before Zahi Hawass [current Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities] there was Gaston Maspero a French Egyptologist and director general of excavations and antiquities for...
- John Desaguliers...scientist With An Amusing Story
John Theophilus Desaguliers March 13th, 1683 to February 29th, 1744 A scientist, a priest, and lecturer for the populace. Bill Ashworth [Linda Hall Library Newsletter] wrote... John Theophilus Desaguliers, an English physicist of French origin, was born...