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Comment by rytill

5 years ago

Were the breakthroughs of history regarded as such during their formation, generally speaking? Maybe we will look back on this period as one rife with breakthroughs, but can’t make the historic judgment in real-time.

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davidivadavid  5 years ago

In the case of Wittgenstein and the Vienna Circle, there certainly was a perception that something radical was being done.

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