The Course of Rational Cosmogony
: Origins
1. Buffon
2. Kant-Laplace
3. Chamberlain-Moulton-Jeans
4. Weiszacker
Paradigm Change
"Truth emerges more readily from
error than confusion."
Binary/Unitary
Probability - early use
Known Errors:
provisionality of theory; if not
error, inadequacy
Physics, Chemistry
Out-fielders
Religious implications
Logical equivalence of a priori
assumption existence of matter with a priori assumption of spirit
Technological change and new theory or new
embarrassing questions
Cosmogony - Eschatology
Cosmology : structure
Cosmogony : origins
Eschatology : the end. destiny.
[How did this all get started?]
Cosmogonical speculations.
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