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... understanding necessary . Often nothing very complicated will be involved in such thorough reading , because most authors try very hard to make them- selves clear and do not have very difficult ideas to set forth anyhow . Sometimes ...
... understanding necessary . Often nothing very complicated will be involved in such thorough reading , because most authors try very hard to make them- selves clear and do not have very difficult ideas to set forth anyhow . Sometimes ...
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... understanding such as incorporate within themselves , as a matter so habitual as to be un- conscious , the vital principles of scientific method . In this achieve- ment science , education , and the democratic cause meet as one . May we ...
... understanding such as incorporate within themselves , as a matter so habitual as to be un- conscious , the vital principles of scientific method . In this achieve- ment science , education , and the democratic cause meet as one . May we ...
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... understanding has not yet been compli- cated by his trying to attach labels . When he studies the analysis in para- graph 5 , he learns about the applicabil ity of the terms to the procedures of both the common man and the scien- tist ...
... understanding has not yet been compli- cated by his trying to attach labels . When he studies the analysis in para- graph 5 , he learns about the applicabil ity of the terms to the procedures of both the common man and the scien- tist ...
Contents
SPACE ARRANGEMENT The Battlefield of Waterloo | 7 |
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST True and False Humor | 13 |
ANALOGY The Stagecoach from Looking Backward Edward Bellamy | 19 |
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