G. Spencer-Brown

Quotes

• “We take as given the idea of distinction and the idea of indication, and that we cannot make an indication without drawing a distinction. We take, therefore, the form of distinction for the form.”
• “Let us consider, for a moment, the world as described by the physicist. It consists of a number of fundamental particles which, if shot through their own space, appear as waves, and are thus... of the same laminated structure as pearls or onions, and other wave forms called electromagnetic which it is convenient, by Occam’s razor, to consider as travelling through space with a standard velocity. All these appear bound by certain natural laws which indicate the form of their relationship.”
• “To teach pride in knowledge is to put up an effective barrier against any advance upon what is already known, since it makes one ashamed to look beyond the bounds imposed by one's own ignorance.”

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Key dates

Born

2 April 1923

Died

25 August 2016

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

George

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Place of birth

Grimsby

Occupation

university teacher

Educated at

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry

Employer

University of Western Australia

Languages spoken

English language

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