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Interview: Alex Priou, Persian Satrap of the Kallipolis

Young Heretics

CHAPTER

The Role of Technical Knowledge and Contemplation in Understanding Humanity

This chapter explores the role of technical knowledge in true philosophical knowledge and the importance of contemplation in understanding humanity. It delves into Francis Bacon's idea of achieving pure forms of symbols through the new science, as well as the re-emergence of the human in science and the tension between human consciousness and perception.

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