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Old 14-January-2007, 05:02 PM
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Probably not! If one chooses to use the "accelerated advancement" metric to gauge the importance of Kant's contribution to science, chances are it strongly favors those who contributed to technology over those who contributed to ideas. And if one uses the "how many people were rescued from an incorrect picture" metric, one would need to quantify the harm in having an incorrect picture!
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