Sir Thomas Browne Against Error: An Apology for Complexity
In 1646 Sir Thomas Browne published his Pseudodoxia Epidemica, a broad, somewhat encyclopedic catalogue of errors divided into seven books. Browne intended his work as “Enquiries into Vulgar and Common Errors” to help discourage “radicated beliefs” – that is, received opinions based on popular credu...
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Università degli Studi di Milano
2017-04-01
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Online Access: | https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/AMonline/article/view/8313 |