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It seems to me that Prof. Plattel’s remarks are largely due to misunderstanding. First and foremost I nowhere in my pre-advice “proclaimed science to be the highest good”. On p. 90 I am perfectly content to establish that science “represents a positive value”. That there are limits to the power and value of science is not a point in doubt; but these limits are not under discussion today, but were so yesterday.
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© 1955 Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands
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Wagenvoort, H., Langemeijer, G.E., Samkalden, I. (1955). Prof. Wertheim’s Answer to Prof. Plattel. In: Freedom and Restriction in Science and its Aspects in Society. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-9099-2_13
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