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Quote by W. J. T. Mitchell

“I think it's very important to distinguish between objectivity - which tends to be open, flexible, skeptical of its own certainty and open to new information - and objectivism - which thinks, "No, we know it all, we've got it, so real thinking and learning can come to an end."”

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W. J. T. Mitchell

W. J. T. Mitchell is an influential scholar in the field of art history and visual culture. His research spans a wide range of topics from classical art to modern visual culture. more

“Objectivism is basically the same thing as faith-based science or for that matter faith-based foreign policy, where you start out with the assumption "We are good, they are evil," or "We know what is good and right and we know what is wrong," so all questions are settled in advance by a set of ideological prejudices.”

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Author:W. J. T. Mitchell

“Distinction between species and specimen is very much like the distinction between images and actual pictures, or, you know, objects that have a definite material identity. The classifications, the categories, the stereotypes, and the images are on one side, and the material pictures, statues, texts, and so forth are on the other.”

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Author:W. J. T. Mitchell

“I was 40-something years old. I hadn't shown any entrepreneurial spunk up until that point.”

Years Entrepreneurial Spunk

Author:Alex Blumberg

“There are tons of businesses that exist in the United States. An insane number of people who are in business for themselves. And then there are people on board feeling they're at key early stages of companies.”

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Author:Alex Blumberg