I don't know the DDC very well, but this is a beautiful translation. The pattern of 3 comes up often. For example, a "classical" approach to something puts the

I don't know the DDC very well, but this is a beautiful translation. The pattern of 3 comes up often. For example, a "classical" approach to something puts the flag in the ground. A reactionary "modern" approach takes a radical differentiating tack to the classical way. And a "postmodern" tries to reconcile what each camp got right broadly, while acknowledging that no one-size-fits-all objective approach exists.