RHETOR 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Agreeableness, Lorraine Daston, Aphorism
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It is difficult to capture the enormity of this revelation of [skepticism] ~lorraine daston. As we expand our knowledge, we can formulate more accurate theories. Ancient theories were not wrong for their time, but in development, i. e. tested and tried in the centuries to come. Our own theories will suffer the same scrutiny. An anticipation is a rash or premature conclusion of human reason . I hold many beliefs that i don"t know to be true. There are statements that i simply accept, e. g. climate change is happening, because i trust in the authorities that issue those statements. More rash or premature conclusions are drawn when i think of what will happen e. g. the universe will die a cold death as a result of infinite expansion. Interpretations seem out of tune with the opinions of the time. The doctrine of idols is to the interpretation of nature what the doctrine of the refutation of.
