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8 02, 2017

The lily and the river

By |2017-03-07T08:22:00-05:00February 8th, 2017|2017, Arts, Europe, Everything Else, February, History, Language, Literature, Philosophy, psychology, Quotes, science, Writing|0 Comments

The lily and the river: how much do we presume about our knowledge of the future, and how firmly rooted is our knowledge of our origins? Two fables from Renaissance scientists and polymaths: The lily set itself on the bank of the river Ticino, and the current swept away both the bank and the lily. Leonardo da [...]

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