Ⅰ. Introdu

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Ⅱ. Lead-iions to the Text

1. What is your definition of stific reasoning and the nature of stific reasoning?

2. Is there any differeween stific reasoning and non-stific reasoning?

3. What do you think of Jacob Bronowski (19081974), who was trained as a mathemati but eventually studied and wrote on the sces, teology, poetry, and the relatioweeivity is and the sces?