On the Shoulders of Giants: A Shandean Postscript.

Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 104 - 104
Published: Feb 1, 1966
Abstract
With playfulness and a large dose of wit, Robert Merton traces the origin of Newton's aphorism, If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. Using as a model the discursive and digressive style of Sterne's Tristram Shandy, Merton presents a whimsical yet scholarly work which deals with the questions of creativity, tradition, plagiarism, the transmission of knowledge, and the concept of progress. This book is the...
Paper Details
Title
On the Shoulders of Giants: A Shandean Postscript.
Published Date
Feb 1, 1966
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
104 - 104
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