"Since science's competence extends to observable and measurable……" — Jacques Maritain
"Since science's competence extends to observable and measurable phenomena, not to the inner being of things, and to the means, not to the ends of human life, it would be nonsense to expect that the progress of science will provide men with a new type of metaphysics, ethics, or religion."
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Jacques Maritain
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29 Quotes by Jacques Maritain
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