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“Only by recognizing the boundaries of our socially constructed scientific-technological reality can we transcend them in imagination and then achieve effective human action.”

Quote by Jerome Ravetz

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Jerome Ravetz, born in 1929, is an esteemed scholar in the unknown field. His research focuses on unknown themes and has had a profound impact on the development of the unknown field. more

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