Jon Smart @jon.bvssh.com · May 8 From Mythicise, to Analyse, to Standardise, to Empathise, to Synthesise In the West: ▶️ Mythicise: Pre-Scientific. "Who or what causes this?". Authority in scriptures: Aristotle, Plato and Christian religious texts. Circular re-validation of existing 'truths' (1100 to 1700).
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▶️ Analyse: Scientific Revolution. "What are its parts and laws? How does it work?". Observe, measure, laws, rules, "whole is sum of parts". the "Clockwork Universe". Reductionist and deterministic. Bacon, Descartes, Newton, et al. (mid-1500s to 1700s)