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This post offers fascinating insight into the thought of Ludwik Fleck (for example: "There are no "objective facts"; rather, facts are defined by the terms and constructs of the 'thought collective'"). But equally important is this observation: "here are always important perspectives on a given philosophical topic that have fallen outside the mainstream and may be forever forgotten."

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