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| notation’ (114); ‘at the heart of futurity lies (sic.) the “byte” and the number’ (115), not the word. | | notation’ (114); ‘at the heart of futurity lies (sic.) the “byte” and the number’ (115), not the word. |
| Earlier, in a 1961 essay5 ‘The Retreat from the Word’, Steiner suggested that the ‘unspeakability’ | | Earlier, in a 1961 essay5 ‘The Retreat from the Word’, Steiner suggested that the ‘unspeakability’ |
− | of modern science was inevitable, quoting the [[physics|physicist]] (and atomic bomb builder) J. [[Robert | + | of modern science was inevitable, quoting the [[physics|physicist]] and atomic bomb builder [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] as his authority. |
− | Oppenheimer]] as his authority. | |
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| That there is wordlessness in the practice of science today is not in doubt. On the one hand, | | That there is wordlessness in the practice of science today is not in doubt. On the one hand, |
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| science across the board into further ‘unspeakability’. On the other hand, there is the infamous | | science across the board into further ‘unspeakability’. On the other hand, there is the infamous |
| inarticulateness of scientists (with notable exceptions). Both manifestations of scientific | | inarticulateness of scientists (with notable exceptions). Both manifestations of scientific |
− | wordlessness widen the chasm between the ‘Two Cultures’. [[William Wordsworth|Wordsworth]]’s [[prophecy]] that in the | + | wordlessness widen the chasm between the ‘Two Cultures’. [[William Wordsworth|Wordsworth’s]] [[prophecy]] that in the |
| future, science would inspire the sonnets and stanzas of reflection6 has simply not come true. | | future, science would inspire the sonnets and stanzas of reflection6 has simply not come true. |
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| shallow, inaccurate and utilitarian. Much criticism of the decisive role of science7 is based on a | | shallow, inaccurate and utilitarian. Much criticism of the decisive role of science7 is based on a |
| view of the [[culture]] which is palpably wrong when seen from the ‘inside’. An inarticulate science | | view of the [[culture]] which is palpably wrong when seen from the ‘inside’. An inarticulate science |
− | lays itself bare to painful misrepresentation: '''the primary felt activity of questioning is eclipsed by a | + | lays itself bare to painful misrepresentation: (namely) |
− | demand for answers, puzzles by solutions, creativity by control.''' | + | |
| + | <center>'''the primary felt activity of questioning is eclipsed by a demand for answers, puzzles by solutions, creativity by control.'''</center> |
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| Part 2 contains a trenchant discussion of the role of ‘theory’. For Steiner, critical theories | | Part 2 contains a trenchant discussion of the role of ‘theory’. For Steiner, critical theories |