Caro Dale,
mi scuso se scrivo in italiano.
Vorrei ricordare anche il corso universitario del mio prof. di Filosofia
Teoretica ( 1960 ), Raffaello Franchini, pubblicato nello stesso anno da
Nuova Accademia Editrice, col titolo " Il Progresso storia di un'idea ".
A pag. 24/25 R. Franchini scrive:
" Gi` in Bernardo di Chartres, fiorito ai principi del dodicesimo secolo,
l'idea di progresso aveva trovato una famosa espressione, sia pure non
svolta sistematicamente, nella visione dei moderni paragonati a "" nani che
guardano di sulle spalle dei giganti "", ricchi percir di tutta l'esperienza
e gli acquisti del passato ...................".
Con l'occasione invio
Cordiali saluti
Gaetano Maruca
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Da: James M. Dean <[log in to unmask]>
A: Dale Hample <[log in to unmask]>
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Inviato il: lunedl 12 luglio 1999 20.12
Oggetto: Re: 'dwarfs on giants' shoulders' quote
>
>Dear Dale, Nisbet is Robert Nisbet, *History of the Idea of Progress*
>(1980). Nisbet was a professor of Political Science at the University of
>California at Riverside in the 1960s (when I studied there as an
>undergraduate) and a well-regarded conservative thinker. His book is less
>a contribution to the history of Dwarfs and Giants than a meditation on
>the idea of progress and its uses and developments since Bernard of
>Chartres.
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Jim
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>On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Dale Hample wrote:
>
>> years ago, I read a whole book on this quote, but can't recall the
author -
>> Nisbett? Something with an N? That'll help a lot, I know, but I'm
certain
>> there is a book. It's stimulus was that apparently Newton said it, too,
and
>> the author is a history of science guy.
>>
>> Dale Hample
>>
>> Rachael Kay Lazenby wrote:
>>
>> > Dear All,
>> > A small request on behalf of a friend studying medieval
>> > philosophy/authorship with special focus on Abelard. She would like to
>> > know where the quote about "dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants"
>> > comes from - who, what text etc., or is it just proverbial? I know this
>> > is a really famous quote but it's proving very difficult to track down
>> > an exact reference. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
>> > Rachael Lazenby on behalf of Catherine Clarke
>>
>>
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