On further knowledge acquisition
A wise statement from Descartes in his "Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason":
(travelling here means knowledge of historical ideas, and ancient literature across various disciplines such as science, medicine and mathematics.)
"But when one employs too much time in travelling, one becomes a stranger in one's own country, and when one is too curious about things which were practised in past centuries, one is usually very ignorant about those which are practised in our own time.) (Discourse, part I)
(travelling here means knowledge of historical ideas, and ancient literature across various disciplines such as science, medicine and mathematics.)
"But when one employs too much time in travelling, one becomes a stranger in one's own country, and when one is too curious about things which were practised in past centuries, one is usually very ignorant about those which are practised in our own time.) (Discourse, part I)
Regards,
Tarek Hoteit
Walden University - Doctoral Student
tarek.hoteit@waldenu.edu
(214)770-9691 - Texas, USA
http://tarek.hoteit.org
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