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'''Negative capability''' is a phrase first used by Romantic poet John Keats in 1817 to explain the capacity of the greatest writers to pursue a vision of artistic beauty even when it leads them into intellectual confusion and uncertainty, as opposed to a preference for philosophical certainty over artistic beauty. The term has been used by poets and [[philosopher]]s to describe the ability to perceive and recognise [[truth]]s beyond the reach of consecutive reasoning.

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