Lichtenberg: A Doctrine Of Scattered Occasions is a biography of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, a German scientist, satirist, and philosopher who lived in the 18th century. The book is written by Joseph Peter Stern, a scholar of German literature and culture. The book explores Lichtenberg's life, work, and ideas, focusing on his unique approach to knowledge and his philosophy of ""scattered occasions."" Lichtenberg believed that knowledge was not a...