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Quote by Charles Sanders Peirce

“There is a kink in my damned brain that prevents me from thinking as other people think.”

Quote by Charles Sanders Peirce

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Charles Sanders Peirce

Charles Sanders Peirce was an American philosopher, logician, and scientist, born on September 10, 1839, and died on April 19, 1914. Known as the founder of modern symbolic logic, Peirce's philosophical ideas have had a profound impact on fields such as logic, philosophy of science, and cognitive science. more

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