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The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.
George Henry Lewes
George Henry Lewes
George Henry Lewes
Born: Apr 18, 1817
Died: Nov 30, 1878

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Philosophy, Further, Introduction, Put, True, Principles, Conclusions, Educate, End, Fixed, Us, Reasoning, Function

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