What is matter? Never mind. ✨ Bertrand Russell, John G. Slater, Peter …

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What is matter? Never mind. ✨ Bertrand Russell, John G. Slater, Peter Köllner (1997). Last Philosophical Testament: 1943-68, p.322, Psychology Press
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