"The presence of what is not and the absence of what is are both the beginning of wisdom."
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About John Wisdom
John Wisdom (1904-1993) was a prominent British philosopher known for his work in the fields of philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and logic. He served as a lecturer at the University of Cambridge and later as a professor at the University of London. Wisdom's ideas were influential in the development of analytic philosophy, particularly in his exploration of the concept of 'other minds' and the nature of religious language.
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