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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"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." — Stephen Cole Kleene
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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. — Stephen Cole Kleene
About Stephen Cole Kleene
Stephen Cole Kleene was a Mathematician from United States (1909–1994).
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This quote is attributed to Stephen Cole Kleene, a Mathematician from United States.
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Stephen Cole Kleene lived from 1909 – 1994.