--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: [S]cience, to [Walter] Lippmann, embodied…" description: "\"“[S]cience, to [Walter] Lippmann, embodied a deep awareness of the irrationality and partiality of all human beings, which led its possessors to oppose..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a3/andrew-jewett-219168_knowledge_s-cience-to-walter-lippmann-embodied-a-d_1104884.jpg" --- # \[S\]cience, to \[Walter\] Lippmann, embodied a deep awareness… ![“[S]cience, to [Walter] Lippmann, embodied a deep awareness of the irrationality and partiality of all human beings, which led its possessors to oppose the will to dominate wherever it appeared.” quote by Andrew Jewett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a3/andrew-jewett-219168_knowledge_s-cience-to-walter-lippmann-embodied-a-d_1104884.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a3/andrew-jewett-219168_knowledge_s-cience-to-walter-lippmann-embodied-a-d_1104884.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a3/andrew-jewett-219168_knowledge_s-cience-to-walter-lippmann-embodied-a-d_1104884.jpg) > ““\[S\]cience, to \[Walter\] Lippmann, embodied a deep awareness of the irrationality and partiality of all human beings, which led its possessors to oppose the will to dominate wherever it appeared.”” Andrew Jewett ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Lippmann argued that recognizing human irrationality and bias leads to resisting domination in intellectual pursuits. **In simple terms:** Seeing our bias stops us from dominating others. Key Takeaway Cultivate humility, resist domination. Themes philosophy knowledge bias power human nature Mood thoughtful critical Type Knowledge:1 Lippmann:1 Walter Lippmann:1 Possessors Oppose:0 Lippmann Embodied:0 Awareness Irrationality:1 When to use this quote - academic debates - policy formation - media analysis Key Concepts epistemology critical theory ethical resistance Questions to Reflect On - How to balance humility and confidence? - When does resisting domination become counterproductive? 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