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The Best Reaction To A Paradox Is To Invent A Genuinely New And Deep Idea.
-Ian Hacking
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The Best Reaction To A Paradox Is
Ian Hacking
The Best Reaction To A Paradox Is To Invent A Genuinely New And Deep Idea.
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