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Quote by Brand Blanshard

“When the man who knows all about the fruit fly chromosomes finds himself sitting next to an authority on Beowulf, there may be an uneasy silence.”

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Brand Blanshard
Brand Blanshard

Brand Blanshard was a prominent American philosopher known for his contributions to ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics. His philosophical thought was deeply influenced by British empiricism and German idealism, and he had a significant impact on the philosophy community in the 20th century. more

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