The Parable of the Ants, Spiders and Bees
The empiricist ant simply collects and uses in the manner of the ant. The rational school is the spider way, which makes a net out of itself. The hive bee method, on the other hand, is in the middle, gathering materials from gardens and wild flowers, but deforming digestion them with their own power.
Francis Bacon. Novum Organum. Aphorism 95
empiricism and continental rationalism
Not only must it be collected, it must be transformed and digested.
What is digestion?
A book that should be chewed and digested well This is also bacon.
ant
just collect and use.
spider
honeybee
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