Rabbi David Sedley

A repository of written, audio and video Torah classes given by Rabbi David Sedley

Category: dwarves on the shoulders of giants

  • Dwarves on the Shoulders of Giants

    The well known phrase “Dwarves on the Shoulders of Giants” is often attributed to Sir Isaac Newton who wrote in a letter in 1676 If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants . To quote Hillel Levine Rationalism and empiricism usurp the authority of traditional knowledge—this authority being based… Read more