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... reality , " and those who accept its terms assume that it is an accurate description of reality , that the model gives them all the information they need to move and act in the world , and that its assumptions can accurately predict ...
... reality , " and those who accept its terms assume that it is an accurate description of reality , that the model gives them all the information they need to move and act in the world , and that its assumptions can accurately predict ...
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... reality . We have no words for aspects of the world we don't recognize , and a few for those features considered insignificant . Gaps in the vocabulary of a language reveal spheres of reality we don't perceive . The mutually reen ...
... reality . We have no words for aspects of the world we don't recognize , and a few for those features considered insignificant . Gaps in the vocabulary of a language reveal spheres of reality we don't perceive . The mutually reen ...
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... reality appear and others disappear , as though changing our descriptions might visibly alter the reality in which we live . This is good advice , properly taken , but it is also dangerous , especially to the self - esteem of oppressed ...
... reality appear and others disappear , as though changing our descriptions might visibly alter the reality in which we live . This is good advice , properly taken , but it is also dangerous , especially to the self - esteem of oppressed ...
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Speaking Freely: Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers' Tongues Julia Penelope No preview available - 1990 |
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