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Because they enter life and modify experience in imperceptible ways, and their consequences are not realized, speech about them is technical; communication is by means of peculiar symbols.
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John Dewey
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gutenberg.orgBecause they enter life and modify experience in imperceptible ways, and their consequences are not realized, speech about them is technical; communication is by means of peculiar symbols.
Dewey discusses the technical nature of scientific communication regarding imperceptible influences on life.
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