“For many scientists, as Lyotard concedes, scientific knowledge is the only form of knowledge there is, but if so, how then do… — Peter Watson Copy Share Image
“One of the many innovations of modernism was the new demands it placed on the audience. Music, painting, literature, even architecture, would never again… — Peter Watson Copy Share Image
“...a useful coorective to the triumphalism of some scientists. For example, Maddox went out of his way to emphasise the provisional nature of much… — Peter Watson Copy Share Image
“For many scientists, as Lyotard concedes, scientific knowledge is the only form of knowledge there is, but if so, how then do we understand… — Peter Watson Copy Share Image
“He adored talking about the rich…. But his real wealth was literary. He had read many thousands of books. He said that history was… — Peter Watson Copy Share Image
“...for example, if Freud is wrong, as i and many others believe, where does that leave any number of novels and virtually the entire… — Peter Watson Copy Share Image
“The discipline of history is particularly important in this context because while science has had a direct impact on how historians write, and what… — Peter Watson Copy Share Image
“Live with the consequences of your deeds and enjoy the warmth they create. The only warmth in the cold, indifferent universe is that which… — Peter Watson Copy Share Image
