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But most of all, Rand used the Institute as the symbol of the ''mind-body dichotomy'', the notion that the mind and the body ought to be separate. The artificial divide between "pure" and applied science is one illustration of this. Robert Stadler believes that a "scientific mind" should be above commercial or "practical" concerns. He forgot that
But most of all, Rand used the Institute as the symbol of the ''mind-body dichotomy'', the notion that the mind and the body ought to be separate. The artificial divide between "pure" and applied science is one illustration of this. Robert Stadler believes that a "scientific mind" should be above commercial or "practical" concerns. He forgot that
scientific discoveries will always find a practical use, and if those discoveries belong to a government, then they will inevitably serve a purpose of destruction, not construction.
scientific discoveries will always find a practical use, and if those discoveries belong to a government, then they will inevitably serve a purpose of destruction, not construction.
In sharp and not-often-appreciated contrast, John Galt ran a laboratory at his own expense, and published its work product ''for a price'', in the form of lectures to industrialists who could benefit most from access to cutting-edge physics research and discoveries. Thus the problems that John Galt worked on, were those having the widest possible ''practical'' application. John Galt made no distinction between [[science]] and [[technology]], or between "pure" and "applied" science, or between "science" and "engineering."
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[[Category:Literary Figures]]
[[Category:Literary Figures]]