Natural Law and Mechanical Engineering
Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie/South African Journal of Science and Technology
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Natural Law and Mechanical Engineering Wetmatigheid en Meganiese Ingenieurswese | |
| Creator | Haarhoff, P. C. | |
| Description | The first technological revolution, in the fourth millennium BC, was followed by immense social progress. The second revolution, which is now taking place, could lead to an even greater development in the human sciences, by setting men free from their daily struggle for existence while simultaneously exacting high social standards. Natural law - the “marriage between the ways of heaven and the ways of earth” of the Chinese - represents a route to such progress. In natural science and technology, natural law demands that conclusions be based on observation rather than speculation. The social sciences would do well to follow this example. Die eerste tegnologiese omwenteling, in die vierde millennium v.C., is gevolg deur ’n baie groot sosiale vooruitgang. Die tweede omwenteling, wat tansplaasvind, kan lei na ’n nog groter sosiale en morele ontwikkeling, deur die mens te bevry van die daaglikse stryd om die bestaan en deur terselfdertyd hoë sosiale else aan hom te stel. Wetmatigheid - die “huwelik van die weë van die hemel en die weë van die aarde” van die Sjinees - kan die roete na so ’n vooruitgang wees. In die natuurwetenskap en tegnologie vereis wetmatigheid dat gevolgtrekkings op waarneming eerder as op spekulasie gebaseer moet word. Die sosiale wetenskappe behoort hierdie voorbeeld na te volg. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1984-03-18 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/satnt.v3i1.1063 | |
| Source | Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie; Vol 3, No 1 (1984); 29-33 Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie; Vol 3, No 1 (1984); 29-33 2222-4173 0254-3486 | |
| Language | eng | |
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