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... things such as truth , beauty , justice . For our practical purposes , it is not necessary to know whether these things exist in the absolute . Whether there be a superior limit or not , and whether that limit can be ultimately reached ...
... things such as truth , beauty , justice . For our practical purposes , it is not necessary to know whether these things exist in the absolute . Whether there be a superior limit or not , and whether that limit can be ultimately reached ...
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George Sarton. inheritance . The totality of these things we call civili- \ zation . They include such material objects as build- ings , statues , paintings , furniture , instruments and tools of every description , and such immaterial ...
George Sarton. inheritance . The totality of these things we call civili- \ zation . They include such material objects as build- ings , statues , paintings , furniture , instruments and tools of every description , and such immaterial ...
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... things , things that were not unlovely , are uprooted together with the weeds and thrown with them upon the dunghill . This causes many good people to suffer and to resent what they might call the meddlesomeness of scientists . Science ...
... things , things that were not unlovely , are uprooted together with the weeds and thrown with them upon the dunghill . This causes many good people to suffer and to resent what they might call the meddlesomeness of scientists . Science ...
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