The problem is not that we lack access to reality, but that ... - Putnam, Hilary

This quote is attributed to Putnam, Hilary.

"The problem is not that we lack access to reality, but that 'access to reality' is not a coherent notion."

Putnam, Hilary Philosophy

Philosopher American 1926–2016

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