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Albert J. Nock

Considered now as a possession, one may define culture as the residuum of a large body of useless knowledge that has been well and truly forgotten.

Albert J. Nock

Knowledge

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The quote suggests that culture consists of old knowledge that no longer serves a practical purpose and has been largely forgotten over time. It implies that what we call culture is essentially the leftover information that has lost its original usefulness but remains as a kind of historical residue.

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