• In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory.

  Alfred N. Whitehead
  English philosopher and mathematician 1861-1947
  

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1. contradiction
2. evolution
3. knowledge
4. progress
5. victory

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In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat, but in the evolution of real knowledge it marks the first step in progress toward a victory. by : Alfred N. Whitehead

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