If all meanings could be adequately expressed by words, the arts of pa…

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If all meanings could be adequately expressed by words, the arts of painting and music would not exist. ✨ John Dewey, Jo Ann Boydston, Abraham Kaplan (2008). The Later Works of John Dewey, 1925-1953, Volume 10: 1934, Art as Experience, p.80, SIU Press
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If all meanings could be adequately expressed by words, the arts of painting and music would not exist. ✨ John Dewey, Jo Ann Boydston, Abraham Kaplan (2008). The Later Works of John Dewey, 1925-1953, Volume 10: 1934, Art as Experience, p.80, SIU Press

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