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With Elizabethan vim and versatility, Smuts had lived his own "idea of the whole" which he expounded in his book, Holism and Evolution in 1926. He believed that everywhere in the universe-among electrons and protons, plants and animals, minds and personalities, empires and world orders-the forces of cooperation...
Science v. Faith. Finally, the Pope turned to the old problem of science v. faith-specifically, the question of evolution. Discussion of evolution between scientists and theologians is certainly not forbidden, he wrote, providing that the arguments for & against are fairly stated and "that all are prepared to submit to...
Parisian critics agreed that Tal-Coat was indeed an artist "away from the current of his epoch." Instead of sophisticated posturings, said one, there was "an indication of meditation, of a naive drunkenness." But his feverish search for ever-increasing simplicity could also lead into a blind alley. Presumably, commented...
Frankfurter's third favorite was Naples-born Rico Lebrun, who first made a hit in the U.S. with slick fashion drawings and illustrations. "But with the beginning of the last war," Frankfurter says, "first his subject matter and then his art started to reveal his real profundity. About five...
Norman Scott Brien Gras. Gras as Isidor Straus Professor introduced the study of Business History to the world in 1927. For his specialty, he developed a theory about the evolution of capitalism through five stages; petty, mercantile, industrial, financial, and national.