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The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Rudolf Carnap

Born: May 18, 1891
Died: September 14, 1970 (aged 79)
Bio: Rudolf Carnap was a German-born philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter. He was a major member of the Vienna Circle and an advocate of logical positivism.
Known for:
- The Logical Syntax of Language (1937)
- Meaning and Necessity (1947)
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