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7、f17years,whenhehappenedtocomeacrossthebrilliantbookAnOut-lineofPhilosophy"byBertrandRussell(Russell1927).Laterhisinter-estschangedfromRusselltohismoreprofoundandmoremany{sidedcolleagueAlfredNorthWhitehead.Tomethereisonlyonemodernphilosopherofcomparabledepthanduniversality:Ca
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