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Human Knowledge: A Discourse Delivered Before The Massachusetts Alpha Of The Phi Beta Kappa Society, At Cambridge, August 26, 1847 by George Perkins Marsh. In this historically significant oration, Marsh contemplates the scope and purpose of knowledge in a young American nation. He argues that the expansion of knowledge is the defining achievement of modern scholarship, while warning against treating knowledge as a mere market commodity or chasing expedient methods at the expense of foundational understanding. The discourse contrasts empirical, descriptive learning with pure science, arguing for the cultivation of principles, laws, and theoretical frameworks. Marsh surveys the breadth of human knowledge—from language and literature to physics, geology, and moral philosophy—emphasizing that true science rests on abstract reasoning and the generalization of causes. He critiques the commercialization of literature, extols the power of knowledge as inward mastery, and presents education as a moral vocation that should elevate society. The address envisions science as a liberating force that unites inquiry with virtue and public good.
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