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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". [ 1 ] It is a metaphor of dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants ( Latin : nani gigantum humeris insidentes ) and expresses the meaning of "discovering ...
Standing on the Shoulder of Giants is the fourth studio album by English rock band Oasis, released on 28 February 2000. It was the band's first album under their new record label Big Brother Recordings .
Standing on the shoulders of giants is a metaphor. Standing on the shoulders of giants may also refer to: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants (Tribe of Gypsies album), 2000; Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, a 2000 album by Oasis
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants is the third full-length album by San Fernando Valley, California-based Latin rock band Tribe of Gypsies.It marks the swan song for percussionist Mario Aguilar and bassist Eddie Casillas, who was replaced by Juan Perez (ex-Civil Defiance) for the final three songs the band recorded for the album.
Metaform (born Justice Aaron) is an American music producer, musician, and songwriter with numerous LP and EP releases. His 2008 debut album, "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants", was created entirely from old vinyl samples.
The Standing on the Shoulder of Giants Tour was a concert tour by English band Oasis, which took place in 1999–2001.The tour was in promotion of their fourth studio album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants.
On the Shoulders of Giants may refer to: Standing on the shoulders of giants, a Western metaphor; On the Shoulders of Giants, a 2002 compilation of scientific texts edited by Stephen Hawking; On the Shoulders of Giants, a 2011 historical sports documentary film; On the Shoulders of Giants, a 2020 album by Chris Byars
The idea of contemporaries "standing on the shoulders of giants" of Antiquity, attributed by him to Bernard of Chartres, first appears in written form in the Metalogicon. The Metalogicon consists of four books starting with defending the trivium and extending further to comments on other areas of logic.