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When people begin to philosophize they seem to think it necessary to make themselves artificially stupid. - Bertrand Russell (The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell Quotes)

When people begin to philosophize they seem to think it necessary to make themselves artificially stupid.

Source:Part V. The Epistemologist, Chapter 27. Theory of Knowledge, The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell (1961)
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  • Name: Bertrand Russell
  • Profession: Polymath, Mathematician, Philosopher
  • Born: May 18, 1872 - February 2, 1970
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