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... humanists could hardly conceive they had any other value . In fact , though many scientific discoveries have created new power and wealth beyond the wildest fancies of the Arabian Nights , the greatest number have no practical value ...
... humanists could hardly conceive they had any other value . In fact , though many scientific discoveries have created new power and wealth beyond the wildest fancies of the Arabian Nights , the greatest number have no practical value ...
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... humanists who claim that science has only a technical function and who would say to the scientists " Stick to your last , keep to your tech- nicalities , spiritual matters are our business , " would widen the gap beyond the possibility ...
... humanists who claim that science has only a technical function and who would say to the scientists " Stick to your last , keep to your tech- nicalities , spiritual matters are our business , " would widen the gap beyond the possibility ...
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... humanism . For all the grace and beauty of which the humanist is always dreaming , where would they be and how could they be if love were absent ? And yet , however essential the love of man , it is only a foundation , and the deep ...
... humanism . For all the grace and beauty of which the humanist is always dreaming , where would they be and how could they be if love were absent ? And yet , however essential the love of man , it is only a foundation , and the deep ...
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