The Tao of Science: An Essay on Western Knowledge and Eastern WisdomMIT Press, 1957 - 180 pages Siu applies Oriental philosophy to the problems of Western executives and program directors. |
Contents
Science speeds on unabashed 2 Historical forces behind modern science 3 Specialists and research teams | 3 |
Basic research SCIENTIFIC METHOD | 4 |
Uncertainty of scientific knowledge | 5 |
Logic fallacy paradox common sense | 6 |
Why quibble over words? | 7 |
353 | 11 |
12225 | 17 |
Abstraction | 57 |
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The Tao of Science: An Essay on Western Knowledge and Eastern Wisdom Ralph Gun Hoy Siu No preview available - 1957 |
Common terms and phrases
abstraction action activity actually Aesthetic Continuum analysis approach artist atomic beauty becomes Buddhist cause century Chapter common concepts concern Confucius considered creative Darius II dreams effect Emperor Shun empiricism enlightenment example executive existence experience fact fashion feel follow freedom George Santayana germ plasm theory growth harmony human human-heartedness idea individual ineffable intellectual intuitive knowledge involving laboratory language Lankavatara Sutra Lao-tze laws limited living logic love of learning man's matter means ment mental merely metaphysics mind modern science nature negative negative approach ness no-knowledge objective observations organized research philosopher-executive philosophical physical physicist political positive practical problem progress proper question rational knowledge reality reason recognized result Santayana scientific method scientists Senator Claghorn sense social society subconscious superrational symbolic Taoist technical technique theory things thinking thought tion tired society truth ultimate understanding universe wisdom words