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... experience must be subtler , we suppose , for the scientist finding a rare first than for the beginner in observation , subtler still if the first is the first not just for him but for the world . Think of the richness of Darwin's days ...
... experience must be subtler , we suppose , for the scientist finding a rare first than for the beginner in observation , subtler still if the first is the first not just for him but for the world . Think of the richness of Darwin's days ...
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... experience , rather than the Marys . We have need of wonder at times , but we cannot live on it . Our staple of experience must be things that recur , so that we can recognize them and give them names and go about our business without ...
... experience , rather than the Marys . We have need of wonder at times , but we cannot live on it . Our staple of experience must be things that recur , so that we can recognize them and give them names and go about our business without ...
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... experience to experience , weaving the intricate web of discovery and recognition by which we become a part of the world around us and it of us . Yet , though an experience can never be repeated in its par- ticularity , it may be in ...
... experience to experience , weaving the intricate web of discovery and recognition by which we become a part of the world around us and it of us . Yet , though an experience can never be repeated in its par- ticularity , it may be in ...
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