And then again, in a society given over, as that of the First Empire was, to the physical sciences and inanimate technology, there was a vague but mi… - Isaac Asimov

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And then again, in a society given over, as that of the First Empire was, to the physical sciences and inanimate technology, there was a vague but mighty sociological push away from the study of the mind. It was less respectable because less immediately useful; and it was poorly financed since it was less profitable.