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“I fear that, in the end, the famous debate among materialists, idealists, and dualists amounts to a merely verbal dispute that is more a matter for the linguist than for the speculative philosopher”

Quote by Moses Mendelssohn

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Moses Mendelssohn

Moses Mendelssohn, born on September 6, 1729, and died on January 4, 1786, was a prominent German philosopher of the Enlightenment era. He was known for his philosophical ideas and his influence on the reform of Judaism. more

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