This concept has been dated to the 12th century and, according to John of Salisbury, is attributed to Bernard of Chartres. It is a metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants ( Latin: nani gigantum humeris insidentes) and expresses the meaning of "discovering truth by building on previous discoveries". The phrase " standing on the shoulders of giants" is a metaphor which means "using the understanding gained by major thinkers who have gone before in order to make intellectual progress". In Greek mythology, the blind giant Orion carried his servant Cedalion on his shoulders to see for him. OL8836260W Page_number_confidence 88.08 Pages 330 Pdf_module_version 0.0.18 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220728231036 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 244 Scandate 20220728020715 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 0151699623 Tts_version 5.For other uses, see Standing on the shoulders of giants (disambiguation) and On the Shoulders of Giants. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 23:05:45 Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA40620724 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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