Leo Tolstoy

"Science is meaningless because it gives no answer to our question, the only question important for us: 'What shall we do and how shall we live?'"

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Source: Scientists as Prophets: A Rhetorical Genealogy. Book by Lynda Walsh, p. 90, 2013.

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Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy

Novelist, Philosopher

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist and philosopher, best known for his masterpieces 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina', which explore complex human emotions and moral dilemmas.

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