re: Boorstin and Bronowski

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Fox — 3/1/2004 3:47:50 AM (archived)

Tom ~ When I decided which quote to use as the post title, I immediately thought of Bronowski, the chapter of The Ascent of Man titled "Knowledge and Certainty", and the fact that it means so much to us both.

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"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel J. Boorstin (1914 - 2004) - Fox - 2/29/2004 3:06:58 PM
- "It ain't them things that we don't know what gets us into trouble; it's them things that we know for sure that just ain't so!" African-American folk saying (n/t) - David F Mayer - 3/1/2004 2:44:49 PM
- re: Daniel J. Boorstin - Tom Brosz - 2/29/2004 10:39:10 PM
  - re: Daniel J. Boorstin - Publius - 3/10/2004 10:33:31 PM
  - re: Boorstin and Bronowski - Fox - 3/1/2004 3:47:50 AM

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