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The Forest, Not the Tree(s): The Plight of the Generalist
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Reinsmith, William A. – Liberal Education, 2006
The great naturalist Edward O. Wilson's (1998) recent plea for the "consilience" of knowledge should strike a chord in the heart of every generalist. Invoking the unfinished agenda of the Enlightenment, Wilson has called for a rapprochement among the several branches of learning so that they can be viewed as interrelated and constituting a whole.…
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