This is an open ended philosophy question: is this telescope ( or any other instrument ) an extension of man's senses, as these things are commonly regarded, or perhaps the instrument and the man, together, become a different third creature?
Generally I like Katz's writing. But there are too many sentences here that end in question marks. It makes me think of nature shows where the commentators intone things like "do whale songs have meaning." A question which is never answered in the program. And as an old white guy, there are far worse forms of violence than name-calling. I'll take the name calling.
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This is an open ended philosophy question: is this telescope ( or any other instrument ) an extension of man's senses, as these things are commonly regarded, or perhaps the instrument and the man, together, become a different third creature?
Generally I like Katz's writing. But there are too many sentences here that end in question marks. It makes me think of nature shows where the commentators intone things like "do whale songs have meaning." A question which is never answered in the program. And as an old white guy, there are far worse forms of violence than name-calling. I'll take the name calling.