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G.E.M. Anscombe
Birth date: March 18, 1919
Died: January 05, 2001
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Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 13 years ago
Some interesting things that people are certain about:Religion You have an invisible friend who is the most important being in the world and responsible for everything that happens.Science The great strength of science is that all its findings are provisional and subject to revision at any moment if...
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Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 43 years ago
An offline discussion with Simon Evnine prompted me to reread the first few sections of this book, which I hadn't looked at in ages. They inspired the following short story:Wang's First Day on the JobWang is a Chinese construction worker who's just arrived in the US. He doesn't know a word of Englis...
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Manny Rayner's book reviews rated it 43 years ago
I couldn't possibly do Philosophical Investigations justice in a review. Even though I've read it several times, I don't understand more than a fraction of it. The unworthy thought does sometimes cross my mind that its author didn't understand it either, but you understand I'm just jealous because I...
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