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The Crack That Made You Question Everything
An Ohio philosopher helps a logician escape before Europe is sealed-then spends his life seeking a crack in Western philosophy?
The Crack That Made You Question Everything
This episode explores the life and work of Willard Van Orman Quine, a philosopher who challenged the foundations of Western analytic philosophy. It asks what happens when you understand a system well enough to see its fundamental flaws.
Person: Willard Van Orman Quine
Date: 1939
Location: Danzig
Topic: Logical positivism
- Alfred Tarski, a logician, escaped Danzig in 1939 on a ship arranged by Willard Van Orman Quine.
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