The Summing UpAutobiographical and confessional, and yet not, this is one of the most highly regarded expressions of a personal credo - both a classic avowal of an author's ideas and his craft. |
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Page 71
... knowledge of science and scientific method . Till then I had been concerned only with art and literature . It was a very limited knowledge , for the demands of the curriculum at that time were small , but at all events it showed me the ...
... knowledge of science and scientific method . Till then I had been concerned only with art and literature . It was a very limited knowledge , for the demands of the curriculum at that time were small , but at all events it showed me the ...
Page 88
... knowledge is more im- portant than theirs and an oaf if he cannot com- fortably meet them on an equal footing . Matthew Arnold did a great disservice to culture when he in- sisted on its opposition to philistinism . XXV At eighteen I ...
... knowledge is more im- portant than theirs and an oaf if he cannot com- fortably meet them on an equal footing . Matthew Arnold did a great disservice to culture when he in- sisted on its opposition to philistinism . XXV At eighteen I ...
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... knowledge that can be acquired with little labour . They have thought that they were learning something when they read novels in which the characters delivered their views on the burning topics of the day . A bit of love- making thrown ...
... knowledge that can be acquired with little labour . They have thought that they were learning something when they read novels in which the characters delivered their views on the burning topics of the day . A bit of love- making thrown ...
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