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“‘It is obvious,’ says Hadamard, ‘that invention or discovery, be it in mathematics or anywhere else, takes place by combining ideas. (…)
The Latin verb cogito for ‘to think’ etymologically means ‘to shake together.’ St. Augustine had already noticed that and also observed that intelligo means ‘to select among.’
The ‘ripeness’ of a culture for a new synthesis is reflected in the recurrent phenomenon of multiple discovery.”
The Latin verb cogito for ‘to think’ etymologically means ‘to shake together.’ St. Augustine had already noticed that and also observed that intelligo means ‘to select among.’
The ‘ripeness’ of a culture for a new synthesis is reflected in the recurrent phenomenon of multiple discovery.”
— Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-British author and journalist (1905-1983), The Act Of Creation, The Macmillan Company, 1964.
