“What we see changes what we know. What we know changes what we see.”

The quote "What we see changes what we know. What we know changes what we see." is famous quote attributed to Jean Piaget (1896–1980), Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher & academic.

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Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher & acad… 1896–1980

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