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Maxalding (originally called Maxaldo) was a name created from those of the founders, Maxick and Monte Saldo (Alfred Montague Woollaston), and first came into being in 1909. Maxick was an Austrian strongman. He was born in Bregenz in Austria on 28 June 1882, [1] and moved to Britain in 1909, where he met Saldo.
Monte Saldo in 1906. Monte Saldo (1879 – 23 February 1949; born as Alfred Montague Woollaston) was an early bodybuilder who later, with his brothers Frank Saldo and Edwin Woollaston, formed the stage act The Montague Brothers, in which they displayed acts of strength including supporting a heavy motor car complete with passengers.
Maxick c.1910. Sick began to appear in German music halls, and as part of his stage routine he would make his various groups of muscles twitch in time to music.Reputedly, he also would take a man 20 kg (40 lb) heavier than himself and lift him into the air sixteen times with one hand, while holding a mug of beer in the other hand without spilling it.
Philosophy of science is the branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. Amongst its central questions are the difference between science and non-science , the reliability of scientific theories, and the ultimate purpose and meaning of science as a human endeavour.
Nicholas Maxwell (born 3 July 1937 [1]) is a British philosopher.. Maxwell taught philosophy of science at University College London, where he is now Emeritus Reader.In 2003 he founded Friends of Wisdom. [2]
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Paul Karl Feyerabend (/ ˈ f aɪ ər ɑː b ə n d /; German: [ˈfaɪɐˌʔaːbm̩t]; January 13, 1924 – February 11, 1994) was an Austrian philosopher best known for his work in the philosophy of science.
Praxis is the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, embodied, realized, applied, or put into practice."Praxis" may also refer to the act of engaging, applying, exercising, realizing, or practising ideas.