Is it progress if a cannibal uses knife and fork?

Czy jeżeli ludożerca je widelcem i nożem to postęp?

Stanislaw Lec

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Topic

Technological progress Moral progress Progress

Author

Stanislaw Lec

Source

Unkempt Thoughts

Statement Type

Question

Language

Polish

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Ukraine Europe

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Citation

Lec, Stanislaw. Unkempt Thoughts, translated by Jacek Galazka. St. Martin's Press, 1962. Originally published as Myśli nieuczesane [Uncombed Thoughts]. Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1957.

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I like to be in America!
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Stephen Sondheim

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Source
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Medium
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If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.

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Topic
Scientific progress Progress

Author

Isaac Newton
Source
Letters of Isaac Newton
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1676 1670s 17th century
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Original Citation

Newton, Isaac. Letter to Robert Hooke. 5 Feb. 1676.

Current Citation

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Life, what is it but a dream?

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Through the Looking-Glass

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Author

Lewis Carroll
Source
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Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
English
Time
1871 1870s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. London: Macmillan, 1871, ch. 12.

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