There are no whole truths; all truths are half-truths.
Alfred North Whitehead, Dialogues (1954)Il n’y a point de vérités entières; toute vérité ne l’est qu’à moitié.
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About Mad Beppo
Why art thou sad, my Beppo?"
Mad Beppo (aka the Professor) is neither sad nor mad. He delights in French, poetry, film, and Baroque music. More about Mad Beppo…
A fine sentiment, and one we can imagine Whitehead having expressed; but did he actually say these words? They occur in a book published in 1954 (Whitehead died in 1947) called Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead, As recorded by Lucien Price, the authenticity of which has been questioned. See here.
Interesting!