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The humanities have been forced to disguise, both from themselves and their students, why their subjects really matter, for the sake of attracting money and prestige in a world obsessed by the achievements of science.

Alain de Botton

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Die Geisteswissenschaften waren gezwungen, sowohl von sich selbst als auch von ihren Studenten zu verbergen, warum ihre Untertanen wirklich wichtig sind, um Geld und Ansehen in einer Welt zu gewinnen, die von den Errungenschaften der Wissenschaft besessen ist.

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