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Leon Jouhaux

We too, through lack of knowledge and of sufficiently mature reflection, mistook the visible outward appearance of the phenomenon for the phenomenon itself.

Leon Jouhaux

Knowledge

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Leon Jouhaux is saying that people often confuse what they see on the surface with the true nature of something because they don’t have enough understanding or have not thought deeply enough. This means they judge things based on appearances rather than fully grasping the reality behind them.

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