The Paradox of Wonder

While tracking a few Hannah Arendt and Walter Benjamin references, we stumbled across an excellent essay by philosopher of science Lorraine  Daston.  If philosophy begins in wonder, is the end of inquiry already inscribed within the beginning? Below follow three brief excerpts, with images added by DP:

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NO LONGER DISCOMBOBULATED

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NO SHOCK AND AWE HERE

NO SHOCK AND AWE HERE

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