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Science Is a Deeply Human Enterprise, Essay Argues

Original: "Science sometimes sees itself as impersonal, as “pure thought,” independent of its historical and human origins. … But

A widely shared passage argues against the idea of science as impersonal 'pure thought' independent of its historical and human origins. It describes science instead as a human enterprise through and through: an organic, evolving growth marked by sudden spurts, arrests, and strange deviations. Readers are engaging with the framing, which echoes discussions about how scientific progress depends on the people, mistakes, and historical circumstances behind it.

Why now: The passage resonates with ongoing debates about recognising the human, historical side of scientific work rather than treating it as detached and objective.

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• "Science sometimes sees itself as impersonal, as “pure thought,” independent of its historical and human origins. … But science is a human enterprise through and through, an organic, evolving, human growth, with sudden spurts and arrests, and strange deviations, too. It grows… · appassionato · 4

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