Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962) Norwegian social anthropologist and professor
Source: What is Anthropology? (2nd ed., 2017), Ch. 7 : Nature
Chap. 5 : Tales of Theory and Experiment
Dreams of a Final Theory (1992; 2nd edition 1994)
Thomas Hylland Eriksen (1962) Norwegian social anthropologist and professor
Source: What is Anthropology? (2nd ed., 2017), Ch. 7 : Nature
“I absolutely do not pretend in the slightest fashion to knowledge of military science.”
Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) Russian politician, led the October Revolution
As quoted in Stalin : A Biography (2004) by Robert Service, p. 183.
1920s
Gottlob Frege (1848–1925) mathematician, logician, philosopher
Gottlob Frege (1956). "The thought: A logical inquiry" in: Peter Ludlow (1997) Readings in the Philosophy of Language. p. 27
“Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.”
George Marshall (1880–1959) US military leader, Army Chief of Staff
As quoted in A Toolbox for Humanity: More Than 9000 Years of Thought (2004) by Lloyd Albert Johnson
Harvey Mansfield (1932) Author, professor
How to Understand Politics: What the Humanities Can Say to Science (2007)
Wesley Clark (1944) American general and former Democratic Party presidential candidate
92nd Street Y Cultural Center (2007)
“Systems science is what systems scientists do when they claim they do science.”
George Klir (1932–2016) American computer scientist
Facets of Systems Science, (2001)