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Morgenbesser said the following of George Santayana: “There’s a guy who asserted both p and not-p, and then drew out all the consequences…”

Sidney Morgenbesser

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(September 22, 1921 – August 1, 2004) was an American philosopher, noted for his wit.

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A student once interrupted him and said, "I just don't understand." He responded, "Why should you have the advantage over me?"

When challenged why he had written so little, he fired back: "Moses wrote one book. Then what did he do?"

Interrogated by a student whether he agreed with Chairman Mao’s view that a statement can be both true and false at the same time, Morgenbesser replied “Well, I do and I don’t.”

Morgenbesser said the following of George Santayana: “There’s a guy who asserted both p and not-p, and then drew out all the consequences…” - Sidney Morgenbesser

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