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Ancient science had sought knowledge of what things are, to be contemplated as an end in itself satisfying to the knower. In contrast, modern science seeks knowledge of how things work, to be used as a means for the relief and comfort of all humanity, knowers and non-knowers alike.

— Leon Kass The Problem of Technology (1993)

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To act nobly, a noble heart is not enough. It needs help from a sharp mind.

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Could technology, understood as the disposition and activity of mastery, turn out to be a stumbling block in the path of the master himself?

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Although not all flesh is forbidden, everything that is forbidden is flesh.

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I have come to believe that looking honestly for the human being, following the path wherever it leads, may itself be an integral part of finding it.

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