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> [Mathematics is realm altogether, one that is cold, hard, objective, necessary, clear and thus utterly non-human. Nonetheless, it is enormously useful as a means, to "turn the soul around from becoming to being."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/mathematics-is-realm-altogether-one-that-is-cold-hard-objective/)

[David Roochnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-roochnik/)

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## More by David Roochnik

> [Postmodernism - and is that term used much any more? - is simply a reiteration of the sophistic or the rhetorical worldview.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/postmodernism-and-is-that-term-used-much-any-more-is-simply-a/)

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> [The great virtue, I think, of studying Aristotle - and, more importantly, taking him seriously as a possible teacher - is that he presents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/the-great-virtue-i-think-of-studying-aristotle-and-more-importantly/)

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> [It may well seem that Plato does suggest techne is the best model for moral knowledge. In other words, it may seem that his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/it-may-well-seem-that-plato-does-suggest-techne-is-the-best-model-for/)

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> [Even before Plato, techne was conceived as knowledge of a determinate field that could be mastered by "the expert". Such a person becomes an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/even-before-plato-techne-was-conceived-as-knowledge-of-a-determinate/)

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> [Anyone who studies the contemporary phenomenon of global warming, or who fears the insidious impact that the smartphone is having on our lives, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/anyone-who-studies-the-contemporary-phenomenon-of-global-warming-or/)

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> [Modern science is a vast attempt to homogenize the universe. Aristotelian science, by contrast, remains faithful to our lived experience, and thus conceives of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/modern-science-is-a-vast-attempt-to-homogenize-the-universe/)

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> [The earth is, of course, not the geometric center of the universe. But it is certainly the center of our lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/the-earth-is-of-course-not-the-geometric-center-of-the-universe-but/)

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> [First and foremost, note that Plato always wrote dialogues, and never attempted to produce a theoretical or scientific treatise. This is a big clue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/first-and-foremost-note-that-plato-always-wrote-dialogues-and-never/)

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> [If you want to understand what it means to be afraid, what fear as experienced by human beings is, then your focus must shift.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/if-you-want-to-understand-what-it-means-to-be-afraid-what-fear-as/)

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> [Mathematics is realm altogether, one that is cold, hard, objective, necessary, clear and thus utterly non-human. Nonetheless, it is enormously useful as a means,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/mathematics-is-realm-altogether-one-that-is-cold-hard-objective/)

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> [We live in a technocratic culture. We worship at the altar of technology. Our lives are increasingly shaped by the machinations of the techies.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/we-live-in-a-technocratic-culture-we-worship-at-the-altar-of/)

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> [In our lives a dog is a dog rather than a former wolf, and it surely is not a cat, a difference that means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/in-our-lives-a-dog-is-a-dog-rather-than-a-former-wolf-and-it-surely/)

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> [What makes defeat so painful is just the awareness that the other has won. It hurts to lose because it feels so good to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-roochnik/what-makes-defeat-so-painful-is-just-the-awareness-that-the-other-has/)

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