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Full Idea
Science is in the business of carving nature at the joints.
Gist of Idea
Science is in the business of carving nature at the joints
Source
Gabriel M.A. Segal (A Slim Book about Narrow Content [2000], 5)
Book Ref
Segal,Gabriel M.A.: 'A Slim Book about Narrow Content' [MIT 2000], p.127
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