The educated man is the man who does not live in immediate … - David Wood

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The educated man is the man who does not live in immediate intuition, but in his recollection so that little is new to him any longer.

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David Wood (born 1946, Oxford) is a professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt University. Wood has taught philosophy in Europe and the United States for over thirty years and has published 16 books.

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The educated man is the man who does not live in immediate intuition, but in his recollection so that little is new to him any longer. - David Wood

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