As the man said, for every complex problem there’s a simple… - Umberto Eco

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As the man said, for every complex problem there’s a simple solution, and it’s wrong.

Umberto Eco

Foucault’s Pendulum · March 5, 2007 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Umberto Eco (5 January 1932 – 19 February 2016) was an Italian philosopher, semiotician, essayist, literary critic, and novelist, most famous for his novel The Name of the Rose (1980), an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory.

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Pen Names: Dedalus

Alternative Names: Umberto Ecco • Umberto Eccounstino • Humberto Eco • Umberto Eko • Oumperto Eko • Eco Umberto • U. Eco

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As the man said, for every complex problem there’s a simple solution, and it’s wrong. - Umberto Eco

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