The philosopher Mary Midgley compiled a list
of cultural opposites in 1985,
reminiscent of the Pythagoreans’ idea of opposing principles,
which included:
Hard / Soft
Reason / Feeling, Emotion
Objective / Subjective
Quantity / Quality
Male / Female
Clarity / Mystery...
Midgley commented that the list served for scientists as a ‘mental map …
marked firmly with the general direction “keep to the left”’.
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