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  2. Bertrand Russell - Wikipedia

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    Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS [7] (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, and public intellectual. He had influence on mathematics , logic , set theory , and various areas of analytic philosophy .

  3. 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature - Wikipedia

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    Bertrand Russell made his first pioneering contributions within the branch of philosophy that deals with logic and mathematics. But his influence eventually spread across much more ground. [ 4 ] His work is known for its lightheartedness and humor, and it has helped a large audience of readers learn about science and philosophy.

  4. Emotive conjugation - Wikipedia

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    Emotional conjugation was originally defined by Bertrand Russell in 1948 on the BBC Radio program, The Brains Trust. [2] During an interview, he gave multiple examples of emotive conjugation, with his most famous example being the following: [3] "I am firm, you are obstinate, he is a pig-headed fool."

  5. Philosophical views of Bertrand Russell - Wikipedia

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    — Bertrand Russell, Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, pg. 36 Russell made an influential analysis of the omphalos hypothesis enunciated by Philip Henry Gosse —that any argument suggesting that the world was created as if it were already in motion could just as easily make it a few minutes old as a few thousand years:

  6. Power: A New Social Analysis - Wikipedia

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    Power: A New Social Analysis by Bertrand Russell (1st imp. London 1938, Allen & Unwin, 328 pp.) is a work in social philosophy written by Bertrand Russell. Power, for Russell, is one's ability to achieve goals. In particular, Russell has in mind social power, that is, power over people. [1] The volume contains a number of arguments.

  7. America Ferrera's Empowering 'Barbie' Monologue: Read the ...

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    When the trio return to Barbie Land to find that the Ken-led patriarchy has taken over, Barbie's existential crisis begins in earnest, but a rousing, epic monologue from Ferrera's character helps ...

  8. Barber paradox - Wikipedia

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    It was suggested to Russell as an alternative form of Russell's paradox, [1] which Russell had devised to show that set theory as it was used by Georg Cantor and Gottlob Frege contained contradictions. However, Russell denied that the Barber's paradox was an instance of his own: That contradiction [Russell's paradox] is extremely interesting.

  9. 'Barbie' explained: Which scene did the studio want cut? Why ...

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    That Barbie hype was real, and then some.. Greta Gerwig's pink-plastered, star-studded $100 million comedy starring Margot Robbie as the eponymous heroine of her own existential crisis/patriarchy ...