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These sciences are distinguished from most others by
containing involving the dual distinction. But it would
be easy to exaggerate its prominence in them. This
prominence is greatest in ethics, least in esthetics.

There arose in the Lyceum after the death
of Aristotle as to whether the Logic was a speculative
or Practical Science, an Art, or an Organon. It is
not worth while to explain the meanings of these terms—
the dispute, like many others, continued long after its
meaning had been forgotten; and to this day Normative
Sciences are frequently confounded with Practical
Sciences. They are, however, properly speaking
pure sciences, although practical studies are
joined to them, so that in part they are truly Practical
Sciences. But the normative science proper