Didier Delmas, from the preamble to his PhD comprehensive exam defence:
The demands of everyday life conspire to hide the relevance of advanced knowledge.
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Didier Delmas, from the preamble to his PhD comprehensive exam defence:
The demands of everyday life conspire to hide the relevance of advanced knowledge.
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Didier suggests that the full quote is as follows:
It’s not that theoretical knowledge is irrelevant to everyday life; it’s that the demands of everyday life conspire to hide the relevance of theoretical knowledge.
(But he’s pleased as punch to have been quoted!)