E. M. Forster in The Machine Stops also covers the idea of primary vs secondary research. "First-hand ideas do not really exist. They are but the physical impr

E. M. Forster in The Machine Stops also covers the idea of primary vs secondary research. "First-hand ideas do not really exist. They are but the physical impressions produced by love and fear, and on this gross foundation who could erect a philosophy? Let your ideas be second-hand, and if possible tenth-hand, for then they will be far removed from that disturbing element — direct observation."