Military Theory vs. Philosophy

[Surferbeetle]

Gentlemen,

Philosophically it's being piled higher and deeper than I am capable of piling it

I'd also suggest that there is no such thing as "extending understanding". As Science creates new understanding, it simultaneously destroys old understanding, which is then forgotten.

Coming back down to applied science however, I disagree with the above statement. Civil engineering is an everyday example of how Science is built upon/dependent upon the work and understanding of those who went before:

Egypt (circa 2700–2500 BC) might be considered the first instances of large structure constructions. Other ancient historic civil engineering constructions include the Parthenon by Iktinos in Ancient Greece (447-438 BC), the Appian Way by Roman engineers (c. 312 BC), and the Great Wall of China by General Meng T'ien under orders from Ch'in Emperor Shih Huang Ti (c. 220 BC).[6] The Romans developed civil structures throughout their empire, including especially aqueducts, insulae, harbours, bridges, dams and roads.

Best,

Steve