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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Science arose from poetry... when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends.

Poetry

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Goethe suggests that science originally grew out of poetic imagination and creativity. He believes that as society evolves, science and poetry can reconnect and complement each other in a more advanced and harmonious way.

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