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The Penultimate Curiosity

Name: The Penultimate Curiosity
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When young children first begin to ask 'why?' they embark on a journey with no final destination. The need to make sense of the world as a whole is an ultimate curiosity that lies at the root of all human religions. It has, in many cultures, shaped and motivated a more down to earth scientific interest in the physical world, which could therefore be described as penultimate curiosity. These two manifestations of curiosity have a history of connection that goes back deep into the human past. Trac...Vis mer

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Oxford University Press

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2016

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The Penultimate Curiosity

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