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This reads as a gentle defence of practical life against pure abstraction. It can be taken to mean that reflection matters, but action, invention, and ordinary problem solving are what make human life move forward. It lands in any moment when someone feels guilty for not being more intellectual, and needs reminding that usefulness is not a lesser virtue.
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About Mariella Frostrup
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Books by Mariella Frostrup
Desire
2016