The one [the logician] studies the science of drawing conclusions, the…

Charles Sanders Peirce
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The one [the logician] studies the science of drawing conclusions, the other [the mathematician] the science which draws necessary conclusions. ✨ The Philosophy of Peirce: Selected Writings.
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The one [the logician] studies the science of drawing conclusions, the other [the mathematician] the science which draws necessary conclusions. ✨ The Philosophy of Peirce: Selected Writings.

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