Jacques Monod - I would say that all tradition...

I would say that all traditional philosophies up to and including Marxism have tried to derive the 'ought' from the 'is.' My point of view is that this is impossible; this is a farce.

Jacques Monod

French Scientist

Born: Feb 9, 1910

Died: May 31, 1976

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