Meghan Pierson

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What it comes down to (or up to) is that we do not and cannot experience reality bare. We encounter it through a system of codes (language, mathematics, art). The codes themselves have a shape, a history, and a bias, all of which interpose themselves between what we see there and what is there to be seen.
Building a Bridge to the 18th Century: How the Past Can Improve Our Future
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