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The introduction of many minds into many fields of learning along a broad spectrum keeps alive questions about the accessibility, if not the unity, of knowledge.

~Edward Levi

Topics: About Accessibility Alive Along Broad Fields Introduction Keeps Knowledge Learning Many Minds Questions Spectrum Unity

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The University conceives of itself as dedicated to the power of the intellect. Its commitment is to the way of reason.

~Edward Levi

Topics: Commitment Dedicated Intellect Itself Power Reason University Way

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The concept of reason itself appears as an artificial attempt to separate intellectual powers from the frustrations, emotions, and accidents which cause events; the concept of reason is viewed as facade to prevent change.

~Edward Levi

Topics: Accidents Appears Artificial Attempt Cause Change Concept Emotions Events Facade Frustrations Intellectual Itself Powers Prevent Reason Separate Viewed Which

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The role of a liberal arts college within a university is to be a genuine part of that university, giving and responding to the other parts.

~Edward Levi

Topics: Arts College Genuine Giving Liberal Liberal Arts Other Part Parts Responding Role University Within

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Law builds upon and, I should like to claim, is one of the liberal arts. It uses words of persuasion and changing definitions for practical ends.

~Edward Levi

Topics: Arts Builds Changing Claim Definitions Ends Law Liberal Liberal Arts Like Persuasion Practical Should Uses Words

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As an instrument for practical action, law is responsive to the wisdom of its time, which may be wrong, but it carries forward, sometimes in opposition to this wisdom or passion, a memory of received values.

~Edward Levi

Topics: Action Carries Forward Instrument Law May Memory Opposition Passion Practical Received Responsive Sometimes Time Values Which Wisdom Wrong

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Universities are the custodians not only of the many cultures of man, but of the rational process itself.

~Edward Levi

Topics: Cultures Custodian Itself Man Many Only Process Rational Universities

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: June 26th, 1911

Died: March 7th, 2000

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