Bertrand Russell, Wisdom of the West (1959), p. 276
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Beyond doubt ... he was one of the most original minds of the later nineteenth century and certainly the greatest American thinker ever.
— Bertrand Russell on Charles Sanders Peirce
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About Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
About Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
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