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“In the scale of life there is a gradual decline in physical variability, as the organism has gathered into itself resources for meeting the exigencies of changing external conditions; and that while in the mindless and motionless plant these resources are at a minimum, their maximum is reached in the mind of man, which, at length, rises to a level with the total order and powers of nature, and in its scientific comprehension of nature is a summary, an epitome of the world.”

Quote by Chauncey Wright

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Chauncey Wright

Chauncey Wright was an American philosopher born on September 10, 1830, and died on September 12, 1875. Known for his work in logic and epistemology, Wright is particularly renowned for his studies on inductive reasoning and the scientific method. His ideas have had a profound impact on subsequent philosophers. more

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