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Tag: Daniel Boorstin

Knowing vs. Knowledge

October 10, 2013October 9, 2013 jamesprimoschLeave a comment

More appealing than knowledge itself is the feeling of knowing.

– Daniel J. Boorstin in The Discoverers

This gave me pause because it reminded me of something I read once about how the desire to have made art rather than to make it is the mark of the dilettante. Examine your conscience, folks.

Tagged Daniel Boorstin, Knowing, Knowledge, The Discoverers

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