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> [The knowable world is incomplete if seen from any one point of view, incoherent if seen from all points of view at once, and empty if seen from nowhere in particular.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-shweder/the-knowable-world-is-incomplete-if-seen-from-any-one-point-of-view/)

Richard Shweder

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## More by Richard Shweder

> [The genius of culture is to create an ontological system so compelling that what is inside and outside of a person are viewed as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-shweder/the-genius-of-culture-is-to-create-an-ontological-system-so/)

Richard Shweder

> [The knowable world is incomplete if seen from any one point of view, incoherent if seen from all points of view at once, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-shweder/the-knowable-world-is-incomplete-if-seen-from-any-one-point-of-view/)

Richard Shweder

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