“Life is agid, life is fulgid. Life is what the least of us make most of us feel the least of us make the most of. Life is a burgeoning, a quickening of the dim primordial urge in the murky wastes of time.”
Book:Quine in Dialogue
Quote by Willard Van Orman Quine
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Quine in Dialogue
This book presents a series of dialogues that delve into the philosophical concepts and theories of W.V.O. Quine, a prominent figure in the philosophy of language and logic. The discussions are designed to illuminate Quine's views on topics such as the nature of meaning, the limits of empirical knowledge, and the relationship between language and reality. more
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Willard Van Orman Quine
Willard Van Orman Quine was an American philosopher known for his work in logic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of language. He is considered one of the leading analytic philosophers of the 20th century. more
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