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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:philosopher
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gptkbp:academic_advisor
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gptkb:George_Boole
gptkb:Thomas_Huxley
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_College_London
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1845-02-04
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Highgate_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:contribution
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theory of knowledge
scientific skepticism
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gptkbp:death_date
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1879-03-03
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gptkbp:famous_quote
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' It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.'
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:Mathematics
gptkb:philosophy
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gptkbp:has_a_focus_on
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gptkb:knowledge
gptkb:philosophy_of_science
belief
moral responsibility
skepticism
scientific inquiry
truth
evidence
rationality
philosophy of knowledge
social ethics
philosophy of belief
pragmatic ethics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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W. K. Clifford
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Logic
scientific method
ethics
pragmatism
empiricism
epistemology
contemporary philosophy
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:William_James
gptkb:G._E._Moore
gptkb:Bertrand_Russell
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:Clifford's_theorem
ethics
Clifford algebra
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:British
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gptkbp:notable_work
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The Ethics of Belief
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Mathematician
gptkb:Logic
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gptkbp:published_work
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gptkb:The_Ethics_of_Belief_and_Other_Essays
Lectures and Essays
The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Clifford
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gptkbp:work_period
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gptkb:19th_century
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gptkbp:wrote
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The Ethics of Belief
Lectures and Essays
The Common Sense of the Exact Sciences
The Philosophy of the Infinite
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Alfred_North_Whitehead
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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