Popper and After: Four Modern Irrationalists, Oxford: Pergamon, 1982. Page 54.
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The proprietor of a pornographic book shop may be dimly conscious of a debt to the author of Areopagitica, but Milton is the last person he wants to see in his shop.
— David Stove
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About David Stove
David Charles Stove (15 September 1927 – 2 June 1994) was an Australian philosopher of science.
About David Stove
David Charles Stove (15 September 1927 – 2 June 1994) was an Australian philosopher of science.
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