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Athanasius Kircher on Coincidence - Dictionary of Arguments
Gould II 75 Coincidence/Explanation/Science/Athanasius Kircher/Gould: In 1678 Athanasius Kircher published a drawing of e.g. Fossils, which show the letters of the alphabet. Later someone showed an agate showing Jesus on the cross. GouldVsKircher, Athanasius: something like this can happen by chance, one can recognize such figures just as well as one can interpret clouds as forms. _____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
KircherA I Athanasius Kircher China Illustrata With Sacred and Secular Monuments, Various Spectacles of Nature and Art and Other Memorabilia Bloomington, IN 1987 Gould I Stephen Jay Gould The Panda’s Thumb. More Reflections in Natural History, New York 1980 German Edition: Der Daumen des Panda Frankfurt 2009 Gould II Stephen Jay Gould Hen’s Teeth and Horse’s Toes. Further Reflections in Natural History, New York 1983 German Edition: Wie das Zebra zu seinen Streifen kommt Frankfurt 1991 Gould III Stephen Jay Gould Full House. The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin, New York 1996 German Edition: Illusion Fortschritt Frankfurt 2004 Gould IV Stephen Jay Gould The Flamingo’s Smile. Reflections in Natural History, New York 1985 German Edition: Das Lächeln des Flamingos Basel 1989 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-18