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Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern. - Alfred North Whitehead

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English mathematician & philosopher. Lived 1861 - 1947.

Born:15th February, 1861
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Starsign: Aquarius

Author Keywords: Philosopher, Mathematician, &, English

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Thomas Hobbes, Eric Hoffer, Peter Singer, Bernard Williams, Tim Crane

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