Project Gutenberg 2007-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 280 De Morgan, Augustus 1806 1871 Morgan, Augustus de Smith, David Eugene 1860 1944 Dunham, David Smith, Eugene A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I Produced by David Starner, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I" by Augustus De Morgan is a collection of discursive writings that explores various scientific and philosophical paradoxes, likely written in the late 19th century. The text appears to engage with the inconsistencies and contradictions found within established scientific doctrines while also providing a critique of unsubstantiated claims made by self-proclaimed discoverers. This approach reflects De Morgan's intent to illuminate the nature of knowledge and the pitfalls of ignorance within the sphere of scientific inquiry. The opening of the work sets a thoughtful tone, as De Morgan introduces the concept of paradox by using a hypothetical scenario involving a fly and an elephant to illustrate how conflicting claims can arise in intellectual discourse. He emphasizes the contrast between isolated thinkers and organized movements in science, suggesting that dissenting ideas become more credible when they enjoy collective support rather than being the whim of a single individual. De Morgan proposes to examine claims made by various "paradoxers," drawing on his extensive personal experience with individuals who have confidently asserted their discoveries, despite a lack of formal knowledge or understanding. The beginning invites readers into a deeper examination of the relationship between established scientific knowledge and the often contradictory voices that challenge it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Circle-squaring Science -- Miscellanea Perpetual motion Trisection of angle AC Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Mathematics Browsing: Science - General 1196487 1196431 2024-09-10T06:24:01.797110 2023-09-10T09:44:35.207179 text/html text/html 1148934 2007-10-20T10:11:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 407650 2007-10-20T10:11:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 502020 2024-09-10T06:24:21.664520 application/epub+zip 514010 2024-09-10T06:24:05.824084 application/epub+zip 506255 2024-09-10T06:24:03.681129 application/epub+zip 960171 2024-09-10T06:24:32.333459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 861318 2024-09-10T06:24:19.475039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 831576 2022-09-11T03:53:06.351783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 903897 903798 2024-09-10T06:23:58.393141 2023-09-10T09:44:31.792149 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 903069 2007-10-20T10:11:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 363465 2007-10-20T10:11:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 903315 2007-10-20T10:11:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 362667 2007-10-20T10:11:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21783 2024-09-10T06:24:32.520448 application/rdf+xml 19450 2024-09-10T06:24:04.172092 image/jpeg 4643 2024-09-10T06:24:03.928093 image/jpeg 475068 2024-09-10T06:24:01.900141 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia