"Knowledge, therefore, is like property. It must be... so displayed that others cannot but take account of it." –Carse, Infinite Games (§74)https://twitter.com/GianniFriegas/status/871461875346685952 …
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contrasts both approaches to nature & history—explaining phenom, finite conclusions abt cause/effect; narrative, ∞, inconclusive freedom.
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"Explanations settle issues...matters must end as they have. Narratives raise issues...matters do not end as they must but as they do." §73
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"Explanation sets the need for further inquiry aside; narrative invites us to rethink what we thought we knew." §73
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I liked a lot of that book but hated the way he repurposed words against my intuition :)
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often hard to pull-quote for that very reason—of course one expects likable bks to repurpose vs intuition; glad this one isn't all semantics
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