Jamal Awil

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Refutations are seldom final. [fact]

I have put the argument here to remind the reader that philosophical theories, if they are important, can generally be revived in a new form after being refuted as originally stated. Refutations are seldom final; in most cases, they are only a prelude to further refinements.

Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosop…, loc. 295