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John Desmond Bernal

The recognition of the art that informs all pure science need not mean the abandonment for it of all present art, rather it will mean the completion of the transformation of art that has already begun.

John Desmond Bernal

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Bernal is saying that understanding the creative and artistic aspects behind pure science does not require giving up current forms of art. Instead, this understanding will help finish an ongoing change in how art itself is evolving.

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