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The First Step: Observation

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Part of the book series: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics ((SAPERE,volume 4))

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Whoever wants to design a naturoid, i.e., a man—engineer, artist or other who is attracted by the idea of reproducing something natural—is strongly characterized by a special way of viewing the world.

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Correspondence to Massimo Negrotti .

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Negrotti, M. (2012). The First Step: Observation. In: The Reality of the Artificial. Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29679-6_4

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