We shall not ... begin this logic by definitions, axioms, or principles; we shall begin by observing the lessons which nature gives us. (Étienne Bonnot de Condillac)

We shall not ... begin this logic by definitions, axioms, or principles; we shall begin by observing the lessons which nature gives us.

Étienne Bonnot de Condillac

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