| Evidence: | Transcribed into E. M. Forster's Commonplace Book (1929):
'It does not mattter what men say in words so long as their activities are controlled by settled instincts. The words may ultimately destroy the instincts. But until this has occurred, words do not count. [Whitehead, Science & the Modern World.]' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1929 and 31 Dec 1929 | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Edward Morgan Forster |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1 Jan 1879 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | n/a |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | A. N. Whitehead |
| Title: | Science and the Modern World |
| Genre: | Essays / Criticism, Science |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | Cambridge, 1926 |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 20842 | |
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| Author: | E. M. Forster | |
| Editor: | Philip Gardner | |
| Title: | Commonplace Book | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1985 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 51 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | E. M. Forster, Philip Gardner (ed.), Commonplace Book (London, 1985), p. 51, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=20842, accessed: 06 June 2023 | |
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