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That for the past three centuries energy should have gone chiefly into physical inquiry, beginning with the things most remote from man such as heavenly bodies, was to have been expected.
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John Dewey
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Dewey reflects on the historical focus of scientific inquiry on distant phenomena.
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Competition will continue, but it will be less rivalry for acquisition of material goods, and more an emulation of local groups to enrich direct experience with appreciatively enjoyed intellectual and artistic wealth.
That and that only gives reality to public opinion.
We lie, as Emerson said, in the lap of an immense intelligence.
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