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by stavros 12 days ago
Why does him being a raging racist preclude him from being the greatest logician?
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Given that the case for "greatest logician" can be made for at least a dozen candidates, picking the bigot is conspicuous - especially raised specifically in contrast to Gödel who literally had to flee the Nazis. "Show us your politics without telling."
Ah, well, could be. I don't know enough about logicians to argue.