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Susan Stebbing - Thinking to Some Purpose (1939)

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We easily fall into the habit of accepting compressed statements which save us from the trouble of thinking. Thus arises what I shall call 'Potted Thinking'.

Susan Stebbing

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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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Susan Stebbing

Susan Stebbing

Born: December 2, 1885
Died: September 11, 1943 (aged 57)
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