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“You may show what atomic groupings are necessary in order that life may emerge out of matter, sentience out of life, or intellect out of sentience; but you cannot thereby reduce life, let alone sentient life and intellectual life, to terms of matter; you have only succeeded in tabulating the material coefficients of things which are not themselves material. I do not mean that Mr Russell would not be able to put up a case against this argument; I only complain that he simplified his task by pretending to misunderstand what the argument was; by assuming that it was merely physical when as a matter of fact it is metaphysical.”

Quote by Ronald Knox

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Caliban in Grub Street 1930 [Leather Bound]

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Ronald Knox
Ronald Knox

Ronald Knox was a British author celebrated for his detective fiction, a genre to which he made significant contributions during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Born on February 17, 1888, his work is recognized for its intricate plots and richly developed characters. He passed away on August 24, 1957. more

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