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In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.
Alfred North Whitehead
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Alfred North Whitehead
Age: 86 †
Born: 1861
Born: February 15
Died: 1947
Died: December 30
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The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.
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The 'silly question' is the first intimation of some totally novel development.
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We must not expect simple answers to far-reaching questions. However far our gaze penetrates, there are always heights beyond which block our vision.
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No religion can be considered in abstraction from its followers, or even from its various types of followers.
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Thus the negative perception is the triumph of consciousness.
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