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In the early 20th century, a number of scholars started advocating that all knowledge should be unified. This idea was known as "the Cambridge paradigm." The belief that all knowledge would be unified was a notion that was shared by Frederick Temple and others in the 19th century. Many of these scholars did not see any value in disunifying knowledge, but believed that doing so would unlock new doors to progress. In other words, they believed that the greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. In the end, it is our desire to make sense of all things that drives us to seek unification of knowledge.
Source: What Is Life? With Mind And Matter And Autobiographical Sketches
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