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“I had some hesitations about philosophy because, if you worked out a philosophical theory, it was hard to know whether you were going to be able to prove it or whether other theories had just as good a claim on belief.”

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Stephen Cole Kleene
Stephen Cole Kleene

Stephen Cole Kleene was an American mathematician known for his contributions to mathematical logic and recursion theory. His work had a profound impact on computer science, the foundations of mathematics, and theoretical logic. more

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