A toothache, or a violent passion, is not necessarily diminished by ou…

T. S. Eliot
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A toothache, or a violent passion, is not necessarily diminished by our knowledge of its causes, its character, its importance or insignificance. ✨ Knowledge and Experience in the Philosophy of F.H. Bradley. Doctoral dissertation in philosophy; submitted to Harvard, ch. 1, 1916.
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A toothache, or a violent passion, is not necessarily diminished by our knowledge of its causes, its character, its importance or insignificance. ✨ Knowledge and Experience in the Philosophy of F.H. Bradley. Doctoral dissertation in philosophy; submitted to Harvard, ch. 1, 1916.

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