There is no less invention in aptly applying a thought found in a book, than in being the first author of the thought.
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Nationality: French Type: Philosopher Born: November 18, 1647 Death: December 28, 1706 |
It was also Hegel who established the view that the different philosophic systems that we find in history are to be comprehended in terms of development and that they are generally one-sided because they owe their origins to a reaction against what has gone before.

