Reviews for Beyond Structure The Power and Limitations of Mathematical Thought in Common Sense, Science ...

The average rating for Beyond Structure The Power and Limitations of Mathematical Thought in Common Sense, Science ... based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-09-12 00:00:00 Iris Reck George Anastaplo, AB'48, JD'51, PhD'64 Author George Anastaplo has written brilliantly and persuasively about ancient and modern Western political philosophy and literature and about American Constitutional history and law. With his latest book Anastaplo turns away from his areas of admitted expertise to offer, in his own words, "the explorations of a determined amateur with some practice in reading." The essays contained in this volume were originally conceived as a set of seminars, each culminating in a public lecture, which in turn formed the basis for contributions to Encyclopedia Brittanica's 1961-1998 series The Great Ideas Today. Gathered in this one volume, But Not Philosophy provides useful and thought-provoking introductions to seven major "schools" of non-Western thought: Mesopotamian, ancient African, Hindu, Confucian, Buddhist, Islamic, and North American Indian. Anastaplo studies ancient literary epics and legal codes and examines religious traditions and systems of thought, providing detailed references to authoritative histories and commentators.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-26 00:00:00 Justin Gaines I enjoyed Wolf Storl's insights and practical tips too. I read this book while I was travelling on land from Scotland to Iran. I kept looking out the window of our train, over weeks of travelling, observing miles and miles and miles of agricultural land, cultivated by heavy machinery, with hardly any farmers in sight. I kept thinking about the big gap between the deep philosophical observation of Mr. Storl and the reality of our present day agriculture. How could the huge chasm between the Philosophy of Gardening of Mr. Storl and our agri-business of the present day, devouring lands and livelihoods be reconciled? Otherwise, I found this book helpful, even though the philosophy of the biodynamic preparations remained a mystery. I particularly enjoyed the chapter on compost making.