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The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Characterization Consists European General Philosophical Plato Safest Series Tradition

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Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Death Ignorance Knowledge

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Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Achievement Creative Mankind Periods Prolific Seldom Stirred Tranquility Up

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Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Ability Act Apprehend Capacity Distinct Form Intelligence Quickness Thing Which Wisely

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Art attracts us only by what it reveals of our most secret self.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Art Attracts Most Only Our Reveals Secret Self Us

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No period of history has ever been great or ever can be that does not act on some sort of high, idealistic motives, and idealism in our time has been shoved aside, and we are paying the penalty for it.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Act Aside Been Does Ever Great High History Idealism Idealistic Motives Our Our Time Paying Penalty Period Some Sort Time

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It is the business of the future to be dangerous; and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Among Business Dangerous Duties Future Merits Science

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Speech is human nature itself, with none of the artificiality of written language.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Human Human Nature Itself Language Nature None Speech Written

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It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Analysis Mind Obvious Requires Undertake Unusual Very

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The silly question is the first intimation of some totally new development.

~Alfred North Whitehead

Topics: Development First New Question Silly Some Totally

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Mathematician

Born: February 15th, 1861

Died: December 30th, 1947

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